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   provisional

   /prəˈvɪʒən(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later: "a provisional government"
   • ▪ (of a driving licence) to be obtained before starting to learn to drive and upgraded to a full licence on passing a driving test: British "Norman as yet had only a provisional licence"
   • ▪ (of a postage stamp) put into circulation temporarily, usually owing to the unavailability of the definitive issue.
   • 2. denoting the unofficial wings of the IRA and Sinn Fein established in 1969 and advocating terrorism: "the Provisional IRA"

   noun

   • 1. a provisional stamp.
   • 2. a member of the Provisional wings of the IRA or Sinn Fein.

   Derivatives

   • 1. provisionality noun
   • 2. provisionalness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   • R

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   • V

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   • I

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   • I

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   • A

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