transitional

[ tran-zish-uh-nl, ‐sish‐ ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to a transition from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another: transitional governments; transitional housing for people with serious mental illness.

Origin of transitional

1
First recorded in 1670–80; transition + -al1
  • Also tran·si·tion·ar·y [tran-zish-uh-ner-ee, ‐sish‐] /trænˈzɪʃ əˌnɛr i, ‐ˈsɪʃ‐/ .

Other words from transitional

  • tran·si·tion·al·ly, adverb
  • non·tran·si·tion·al, adjective

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