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    [Noun]  | "stop*gap" | \ ˈstäp-ˌgap \


    1: something that serves as a temporary expedient : makeshift


    Origin: 1684 ;

    [Adjective]  | "stopgap" 


    1: as in backup, makeshift;




    [Noun]  | "stopgap" 


    1: a temporary replacement;


      * e.g., " ... the coach we have now was only hired as a stopgap until someone with more experience is found "



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