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Pronunciation: /ˈtɛmp(ə)r(ə)l/

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Definition of temporal

adjective

  • 1relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular: the Church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain
  • 2relating to time: the spatial and temporal dimensions of human interference in complex ecosystems
  • Grammar relating to or denoting time or tense.

Derivatives

temporally

adverb

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French temporel or Latin temporalis, from tempus, tempor- 'time'

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