1. (n.) The meantime; time intervening; interval between events; as an director for the interim.
2. (n.) A name given to each of three compromises made by the emperor Charles V. of Germany for the sake of harmonizing the connecting opinions of Protestants and Catholics.
Thesaurus Entries
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