pro·vi·sion·al
[pruh-vizh-uh-nl]
Show IPAadjective Also, pro·vi·sion·ar·y [pruh-vizh-uh-ner-ee] Show IPA ( for defs. 1, 2 ) .
Show IPA ( for defs. 1, 2 ) .1.
providing or serving for the time being only; existing onlyuntil permanently or properly replaced; temporary: aprovisional government.
2.
accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional; probationary.
3.
( usually initial capital letter) 
of or being the wing of theIrish Republican Army that follows a policy of violence.
of or being the wing of theIrish Republican Army that follows a policy of violence.al·ve·o·lus
[al-vee-uh-luhs] Show IPAnoun, plural -li [-lahy] Show IPA.
Show IPA.1.
a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb.
2.
an air cell of the lungs, formed by the terminal dilation of tinyair passageways.
3.
one of the terminal secretory units of a racemose gland.
4.
the socket within the jawbone in which the root or roots of atooth are set.
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