transitional
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- 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
Words Nearby transitional
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How to use transitional in a sentence
The past year has been a transitional one for FX, which got shuffled to Disney when the latter megacorp bought Fox’s entertainment divisions in 2019.
The 11 Weirdest Golden Globe Nominations—And What Should Have Been Nominated Instead | Eliana Dockterman | February 3, 2021 | TimeYemeni women led the change in the peaceful revolution, and also in the transitional period.
She Helped Launch Yemen's Revolution. 10 Years On, Tawakkol Karman Still Believes Change Is Possible | Joseph Hincks | January 15, 2021 | TimeSoon, colostrum is replaced by “transitional milk,” which is thinner but contains more fat and lactose.
Startups are racing to reproduce breast milk in the lab | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewFor Americans, this usually occurs around age 51, but perimenopause—the preceding transitional phase—can last anywhere from several months to ten years and can begin as early as your thirties.
The two had been renting a bedroom in transitional housing for veterans in Kansas City, Missouri, since January, paying $600 per month for their month-to-month lease.
Logging in to get kicked out: Inside America’s virtual eviction crisis | Eileen Guo | December 2, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Was that a transitional moment for you from music to comedy?
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFailing to forge lasting stability would leave us, this author and his like-minded aides, to call for a transitional Council.
The Nuclear Deal That Iran’s Regime Fears Most | Djavad Khadem | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA transitional government was elected and a national dialogue took place to address key grievances.
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster | Michael Shank , Casey Harrity | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLinge says then, in late 2011, that the National transitional Council is supposed to be governing Libya.
This Sexy Thriller Is Just the Document the Benghazi Commission Needs | Christopher Dickey | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIndustry will then, under the proposed rules, have a two-year transitional period over which to comply with the new requirements.
Guess Who Doesn’t Want You to Know How Much Added Sugar Is in Your Food | Tim Mak | July 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is the transitional link between the lancet and tracery systems.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyBut the mind fails to realize the possibility of the transitional forms whose existence is assumed by the hypothesis.
The fish fauna of the area studied is transitional between the Ozarkian and Great Plains faunas.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas | Artie L. MetcalfII., as belonging to a style of great importance in the transitional architecture of Venice.
The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) | John RuskinThe transitional form, in which the ornamental line is straight, is the centre or root of both.
The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) | John Ruskin
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