in+the+interim

  • 131interim — [in′tər im] n. [L, meanwhile < inter: see INTER ] the period of time between; meantime adj. for or during an interim; temporary; provisional [an interim council] …

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  • 132interim — (n.) 1540s, from L. interim (adv.) in the meantime, meanwhile, originally in the midst of that, from inter between (see INTER (Cf. inter )) + im, ancient adverb from stem of pronoun is this, that …

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