Dictionary definition · temporal
noun
- the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb
adjective
- not eternal"temporal matters of but fleeting moment"
- of or relating to or limited by time"temporal processing"
- of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit)"temporal bone"
- characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world"worldly goods and advancement"
- of this earth or world"temporal joys"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).