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- [met-uh-mawr-fuh-sis]
- /ˌmɛt əˈmɔr fə sɪs/
- /ˌmet.əˈmɔː.fə.sɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [met-uh-mawr-fuh-sis]
- /ˌmɛt əˈmɔr fə sɪs/
Definitions of metamorphosis word
- noun plural metamorphosis Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis. 1
- noun plural metamorphosis a complete change of form, structure, or substance, as transformation by magic or witchcraft. 1
- noun plural metamorphosis any complete change in appearance, character, circumstances, etc. 1
- noun plural metamorphosis a form resulting from any such change. 1
- noun plural metamorphosis Pathology. a type of alteration or degeneration in which tissues are changed: fatty metamorphosis of the liver. the resultant form. 1
- noun plural metamorphosis Botany. the structural or functional modification of a plant organ or structure during its development. 1
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Origin of metamorphosis
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < New Latin metamorphōsis < Greek metamórphōsis transformation. See meta-, -morph, -osis
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Parts of speech for Metamorphosis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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metamorphosis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
metamorphosis usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for metamorphosis
noun metamorphosis
- rebirth — a new or second birth: the rebirth of the soul.
- transfiguration — the act of transfiguring.
- alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
- transubstantiation — the changing of one substance into another.
- transmogrification — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
Antonyms for metamorphosis
noun metamorphosis
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
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