transition
pronunciation
How to pronounce transition in British English:
UK [trænˈzɪʃn]
How to pronounce transition in American English:
US [trænˈzɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of passing from one state or place to the next
- an event that results in a transformation
- a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
- a musical passage moving from one key to another
- a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
Word Origin
- transition (n.)
- mid-15c., from Latin transitionem (nominative transitio) "a going across or over," noun of action from past participle stem of transire "go or cross over" (see transient).
Synonym
Example
- 1. Your lifetime coincides with this era of transition .
- 2. He also served on president obama 's transition team .
- 3. Much depends on how well china manages its economic transition .
- 4. He had a rushed transition from work to home .
- 5. A century later , we are living through another transition .