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Definition of temporal:
the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb
not eternal; "temporal matters of but fleeting moment"- F.D.Roosevelt of or relating to or limited by time; "temporal processing"; "temporal dimensions"; "temporal and spacial boundaries"; "music is a temporal art" 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"; "temporal possessions of the church" of this earth or world; "temporal joys"; "our temporal existence" |