transition
Americannoun
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movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change.
The transition from adolescence to adulthood can be difficult.
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- conversion, passing, changeover
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Music.
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a passing from one key to another; modulation.
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a brief modulation; a modulation used in passing.
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a sudden, unprepared modulation.
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a passage from one scene to another by sound effects, music, etc., as in a television program, theatrical production, or the like.
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Also called gender transition. the process by which a transgender person comes to openly express their gender identity, including changes to their way of dressing, acting, or speaking, to their pronouns, name, or legal gender marker, or to their physical characteristics via hormone therapy and surgery.
When I began my transition, there was very little information online about testosterone.
verb (used without object)
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to make a transition.
He had difficulty transitioning from enlisted man to officer.
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(of a transgender person) to move toward openly expressing one's gender identity, often by making changes to one's way of dressing, acting, or speaking, to one's pronouns, name, or legal gender marker, or to one's physical characteristics via hormone therapy and surgery.
My friend is transitioning socially, but she doesn't want hormone therapy or surgery.
noun
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change or passage from one state or stage to another
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the period of time during which something changes from one state or stage to another
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music
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a movement from one key to another; modulation
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a linking passage between two divisions in a composition; bridge
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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
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physics
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any change that results in a change of physical properties of a substance or system, such as a change of phase or molecular structure
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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
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a sentence, passage, etc, that connects a topic to one that follows or that links sections of a written work
Other Word Forms
- transitional adjective
- transitionally adverb
- transitionary adjective
Etymology
Origin of transition
First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin trānsitiōn-, stem of trānsitiō “passage, transit across,” from trānsit(us) “gone across” (past participle of trānsīre “to go across, pass over”; transit ) + -iō -ion
Example Sentences
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Iran's security chief Ali Larijani said the transition process following the killing will begin from Sunday.
From Barron's
Yes, there may be a bumpy transition and many roles will change, but businesses and the broader economy will emerge more prosperous, creating a raft of new jobs, the narrative goes.
Now Iran’s leaders will have to navigate a transition of power, while confronting domestic discontent, economic hardship and external pressure for change from the U.S. and others.
Dr Mo Verhoeven, lead conservation scientist at the RSPB, said Cumbria was chosen because fungi which supported trees had transitioned to fungi found in grasslands that "have been grazed for hundreds of years".
From BBC
In Carney's own words, the world is "in the midst of a rupture, not a transition" and "if you are not at the table, you are on the menu".
From BBC
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