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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tran•si•tion /trænˈzɪʃən, -ˈsɪʃ-/USA pronunciation n. - movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, etc., to another:[uncountable]The company is still in transition from one boss to another.
- a period during which such change takes place:[countable]A transition like this one could take weeks.
- a sentence, paragraph, etc., that links one scene or topic to another:[countable]Use transition words to signal to your reader that you are connecting ideas.
v. [no object] - to make a transition.
tran•si•tion•al, adj. : a transitional manager until a new one could be hired. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tran•si•tion (tran zish′ən, -sish′-),USA pronunciation n. - movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change:the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
- [Music.]
- a passing from one key to another;
modulation. - a brief modulation;
a modulation used in passing. - a sudden, unprepared modulation.
- a passage from one scene to another by sound effects, music, etc., as in a television program, theatrical production, or the like.
v.i. - to make a transition:He had difficulty transitioning from enlisted man to officer.
- Latin trānsitiōn- (stem of trānsitiō) a going across, equivalent. to trānsit(us) (past participle of transīre to cross; compare transit) + -iōn- -ion
- 1545–55
tran•si′tion•al, tran•si•tion•a•ry (tran zish′ə ner′ē, -sish′-)USA pronunciation, adj. tran•si ′tion•al•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged changeover, passing, conversion.
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