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Provisional vs Restricted - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between provisional and restricted

is that provisional is temporary while restricted is limited within bounds.

As a noun provisional

is a postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.

As a verb restricted is

past tense of restrict.

provisional

English

Adjective

(head)
  • temporary

    • Noun

  • (philately) a postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.

    • restricted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (restrict)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Limited within bounds.
  • Available only to certain authorized groups of people.
  • One of the classifications of the secrecy of an official document.
  • (grammar) Qualified.

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