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- [tran-zish-uh n, -sish-]
- /trænˈzɪʃ ən, -ˈsɪʃ-/
- /trænˈzɪʃ.ən.əl/
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- [tran-zish-uh n, -sish-]
- /trænˈzɪʃ ən, -ˈsɪʃ-/
Definitions of transitional word
- noun transitional movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood. 1
- noun transitional Music. a passing from one key to another; modulation. a brief modulation; a modulation used in passing. a sudden, unprepared modulation. 1
- noun transitional a passage from one scene to another by sound effects, music, etc., as in a television program, theatrical production, or the like. 1
- verb without object transitional to make a transition: He had difficulty transitioning from enlisted man to officer. 1
- verb without object transitional to change from one gender identity to another or to align one's dress, behavior, etc., with one's gender identity: My friend is transitioning without hormone therapy or surgery. 1
- adjective transitional relating to change 1
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Origin of transitional
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin trānsitiōn- (stem of trānsitiō) a going across, equivalent to trānsit(us) (past participle of transīre to cross; cf. transit) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Transitional
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pronoun
preposition
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exclamation
transitional popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
transitional usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for transitional
adj transitional
- changeable — Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
- changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
- commutative — relating to or involving substitution
- halfway — to half the distance; to midpoint: The rope reaches only halfway.
- intermediate — being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.: the intermediate steps in a procedure.
adjective transitional
- compromising — If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone.
- intermediary — an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.
- interposed — Simple past tense and past participle of interpose.
Antonyms for transitional
adjective transitional
- end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
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