Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

provisionally

/pɹəvˈɪʒənəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: pro-vi-sion-al-ly
IPA: /pɹəvˈɪʒənəli/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a provisional way; temporarily.

Example Sentences

"Before the discovery and confirmation of the existence of rhenium predicted by Mendeleev's periodic law, rhenium was provisionally termed dvi-manganese because of its expected resemblance to manganese."

Etymology

Etymology tree English provisional Middle English -ly English -ly English provisionally From provisional + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more provisionally (comparative) most provisionally (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

improvisationally

Antonyms

unprovisionally

Questions

How do you pronounce provisionally?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəvˈɪʒənəli/.
What does provisionally mean?: In a provisional way; temporarily.
Where does provisionally come from?: Etymology tree English provisional Middle English -ly English -ly English provisionally From provisional + -ly.

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