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transition

  • noun
  • tran·si·tion
  • /tɹænˈzɪ.ʃən/

The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.

Other meanings

  1. A word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another.

  2. A brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes.

Synonyms

  • passage

Related words

  • antitransition
  • macrotransition
  • nontransition
  • posttransition
  • pretransition
  • transitionable
  • transitioner
  • transitionism
  • transitionless
  • demographic transition
  • glass transition
  • glass transition temperature

Example sentences

  • “It's time to transition to a gift economy.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "transitio".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “transition” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.