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transitional

[tran-zish-uhn, -sish-]

noun

movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood.

Music.

a passing from one key to another; modulation.

a brief modulation; a modulation used in passing.

a sudden, unprepared modulation.

a passage from one scene to another by sound effects, music, etc., as in a television program, theatrical production, or the like.

verb (used without object)

to make a transition: He had difficulty transitioning from enlisted man to officer.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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Origin:
1545–55; < Latin trānsitiōn- (stem of trānsitiō) a going across, equivalent to trānsit(us) (past participle of transīre to cross; compare transit) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

tran·si·tion·al, tran·si·tion·a·ry

[tran-zish-uh-ner-ee, -sish-] , adjective

tran·si·tion·al·ly, adverb

non·tran·si·tion·al, adjective

non·tran·si·tion·al·ly, adverb

un·tran·si·tion·al, adjective

EXPAND

un·tran·si·tion·al·ly, adverb

COLLAPSE

Synonyms
1. changeover, passing, conversion.

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World English Dictionary

transition (trænˈzɪʃən)

—n
1.	change or passage from one state or stage to another
2.	the period of time during which something changes from one state or stage to another
3.	music
	a. a movement from one key to another; modulation
	b. a linking passage between two divisions in a composition; bridge
4.	Also called: transitional a style of architecture that was used in western Europe in the late 11th and early 12th century, characterized by late Romanesque forms combined with early Gothic details
5.	physics
	a. any change that results in a change of physical properties of a substance or system, such as a change of phase or molecular structure
	b. a change in the configuration of an atomic nucleus, involving either a change in energy level resulting from the emission of a gamma-ray photon or a transformation to another element or isotope
6.	a sentence, passage, etc, that connects a topic to one that follows or that links sections of a written work

[C16: from Latin transitio; see transient]

tran'sitional

—*adj*

tran'sitionary

—*adj*

tran'sitionally

—*adv*

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