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Definitions for Provisionary
[1] providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
[2] accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional; probationary.
[3] (usually initial capital letter ) of or being the wing of the Irish Republican Army that follows a policy of violence.
[4] Philately . a stamp that serves temporarily, pending the appearance of the regular issue, or during a temporary shortage of the regular stamps.
[5] a provisional member of a group.
[6] (usually initial capital letter ) a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army.
[7] of, designating, or relating to the unofficial factions of the IRA and Sinn Féin that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s
[8] Also called: Provo a member of the Provisional IRA or Sinn Féin
[9] subject to later alteration; temporary or conditional a provisional decision
[10] a postage stamp surcharged during an emergency to alter the stamp's denomination or significance until a new or regular issue is printed
Words related to Provisionary
provisionalconditional, interim, temporary, transitional, unsettled, dependent, ephemeral, experimental, limited, makeshift, passing, qualified, rough-and-ready, stopgap, test, transient, provisory, acting, conjectural, contingent
Words nearby Provisionary
provisionalprovinciality, provincialize, proving ground, provirus, provision, provisional, provisional wing of the irish republican army, proviso, provisory, provitamin, provitamin a
Origin of Provisionary
lFirst recorded in 1595–1605; provision + -al1
Other words from Provisionary
pro·vi·sion·al·i·ty , pro·vi·sion·al·ness , noun
pro·vi·sion·al·ly , adverb
non·pro·vi·sion·al , adjective
non·pro·vi·sion·al·ly , adverb
non·pro·vi·sion·ar·y , adjective
un·pro·vi·sion·al , adjective
Synonyms for Provisionary
conditional, interim, temporary, transitional, dependent, ephemeral, experimental, limited, makeshift, passing, pro tem, provisory, qualified, rough-and-ready, stopgap, test, transient