- pronunciation:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a process of changing from one position, stage, or situation to another.
The fall season makes a transition between summer and winter.Teenagers are in a period of transition as they leave childhood and become adults.- similar words:
- change, conversion, leap, shift, transformation
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| derivations: |
transitional (adj.), transitionally (adv.) |
The word transition
contains the following part:
tra-, trans-
Latin
prefix
that means
across, over, to the other side
Example words:
transatlantic,
transfer,
transform,
transit,
transition,
translate,
translucent,
transmit,
transparent,
transpire,
transplant,
transport