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temporal.

temporal (relating to time)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/tẽ.poˈɾaw/Brazil[tẽ.poˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/tẽ.puˈɾal/Portugal[tẽ.puˈɾaɫ]Portugal
  1. temporal (relating to time)

    feminine · masculine · not-comparable
  2. secular

    feminine · masculine · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin temporālis (“temporal”), from tempus (“season, time, opportunity”), from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”).

noun/tẽ.poˈɾaw/Brazil[tẽ.poˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/tẽ.puˈɾal/Portugal[tẽ.puˈɾaɫ]Portugal
  1. downpour; heavy rain

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From tempo (“weather”).

noun/tẽ.poˈɾaw/Brazil[tẽ.poˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/tẽ.puˈɾal/Portugal[tẽ.puˈɾaɫ]Portugal
  1. temporal bone

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From têmpora (“temple of the head”).

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