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temporalis.

of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[tɛm.pɔˈraː.lɪs]Classical-Latin[tem.poˈraː.lis]

  1. of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal

    declension-3 · post-Augustan · two-termination · usually
    ārae temporālēs

  2. of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal time

    declension-3 · post-Augustan · relational · two-termination · usually
    verbum temporāle
    nōmina temporālia (v.g. annus, mēnsis)

  3. (anatomy, relational) of or pertaining to the temples of the head

    Late-Latin · declension-3 · two-termination
    vēnae temporālēs
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *temp-der.? Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-der.? Proto-Italic *tempos ▲ Ancient Greek καίρῐος (kaírĭos)sl. Latin tempus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin temporālis From tempus (“time; the temples of the head”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

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