Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pro tem

/pɹəʊˈtɛm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: pro tem
IPA: /pɹəʊˈtɛm/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

temporarily; for the time being.

American usage

adj

American usage

adj

acting (of a job or role), serving temporarily

American usage

Etymology

Clipping of pro tempore, from Latin prō tempore (literally “for a time”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: prō tempore

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

pro tem. (alternative) p.t. (alternative)

Synonyms

pro tempore

Questions

How do you pronounce pro tem?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəʊˈtɛm/.
What does pro tem mean?: temporarily; for the time being.
Where does pro tem come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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