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temps

[ French tahn ]

/ French tɑ̃ /

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noun, plural temps [French tahn] /French tɑ̃/. Ballet.

part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.

Origin of temps

1885–90; < French: literally, time < Latin tempus

Words nearby temps

temporomandibular joint syndrome, temporomandibular nerve, temporomaxillary, temporoparietal muscle, tempostabile, temps, temps levé, temps lié, tempt, tempt fate, temptation

Definition for temps (2 of 2)

temp

[ temp ]

/ tɛmp /

Informal.

noun

temporary(def 2).

verb (used without object)

to work as a temporary.

Origin of temp

First recorded in 1930–35; by shortening

Example sentences from the Web for temps

Temps will be above freezing, making gloves no longer a necessity.

The Weird Wild World of Super Bowl Betting |Joe Concha |January 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Our hero performs prodigies in the valse deux temps, and twirls about until he has not a leg left to stand upon.

The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Under-Graduate |Cuthbert Bede
Papers like the Temps called upon the government to dissolve the Confederation.

Syndicalism in France |Louis Levine
He was on the staff of the Temps from 1830 to 1833, when he became editor of the Constitutionnel for a short time.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 |Various

It is entitled "Temps Fabuleux," an historical and dogmatic treatise on the true religion.

The Jesuits, 1534-1921 |Thomas J. Campbell
According to the "Mmoires de mon Temps," this Princess was constantly tormented by the king.

Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. I (of III) |C. F. Lachelles Wraxall

British Dictionary definitions for temps

temp

/ (tɛmp) informal /

noun

a person, esp a typist or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis

verb

(intr) to work as a temp