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pro tem

Definition of pro tem

Alternative forms

  • pro tempore - US Constitution, Amendment XXV (1967), Section 3.

Etymology

    From the Latin phrase; pro tempore. The proposition pro means "for" and tempore is the ablative of tempus meaning "time".

Adverb

pro tem

  1. temporarily; for the time being

Adjective

pro tem

  1. temporary

References:

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