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	temp1 (temp) Pronunciation: /tɛmp/ informal noun a temporary employee, typically an office worker who finds employment through an agency. verb [no object] work as a temporary employee: Suzanne was temping as a secretary Origin: 1930s (originally US): abbreviation		Search results in the dictionary temp² temp. More results » More words in this category administration administrative copy typist desk-bound double-entry fax 1 file 1 front office hot-desking occupancy office block office junior pen-pusher petty cash stationery steno stenography temp 1 Nearby Words Telugu temazepam temblor temenos temerarious temerity Temesvár Temne temnospondyl temp ¹ temp ² temp. Tempe tempeh temper tempera temperament temperamental temperance