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provisional

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Adjective

  1. Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.

Noun

  1. A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.
  2. An interim denture.
  3. a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army

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