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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tem•po•ral1 /ˈtɛmpərəl, ˈtɛmprəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to time:temporal measurement of the solar day.
- of or relating to the present life;
worldly:temporal joys. - Grammarof or relating to verb tenses or the expression of time:a temporal adverb.
tem•po•ral•ly, adv. See -temp-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tem•po•ral1 (tem′pər əl, tem′prəl),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to time.
- pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world;
worldly:temporal joys. - enduring for a time only;
temporary;
transitory (opposed to eternal). - Grammar
- of, pertaining to, or expressing time:a temporal adverb.
- of or pertaining to the tenses of a verb.
- secular, lay, or civil, as opposed to ecclesiastical.
n. Usually, temporals. - a temporal possession, estate, or the like;
temporality. - something that is temporal;
a temporal matter or affair.
- Latin temporālis, equivalent. to tempor- (stem of tempus) time + -ālis -al1
- Middle English (adjective, adjectival and noun, nominal) 1300–50
- Anatomy, Zoologyof, pertaining to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone.
n. - Anatomy, Zoologyany of several parts in the temporal region, esp. the temporal bone.
- Late Latin temporālis, equivalent. to tempor- (stem of tempus) temple2 + -ālis -al1
- 1535–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: temporal /ˈtɛmpərəl; ˈtɛmprəl/ adj - of or relating to time
- of or relating to secular as opposed to spiritual or religious affairs
- lasting for a relatively short time
- of or relating to tense or the linguistic expression of time in general
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin temporālis, from tempus timeˈtemporally adv temporal /ˈtɛmpərəl; ˈtɛmprəl/ adj - of, relating to, or near the temple or temples
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin temporālis belonging to the temples; see temple² |