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transition

tran·si·tion

transition

 
 
pronunciation:
traen zI shn
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition: a process of changing from one position, stage, or situation to another.
There were painful experiences during his transition from boyhood to manhood.The nation's citizens hoped for a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
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synonyms:
passage
similar words:
alteration, change, changeover, conversion, leap, progression, saltation, shift, transformation
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derivations: transitional (adj.), transitionally (adv.)
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