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   Tran·si·tion

   /tranˈziSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another: "students in transition from one program to another"
   • 2. the process by which a person permanently adopts the outward or physical characteristics of the gender with which they identify, as opposed to those associated with their birth sex. The process may or may not involve measures such as hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery: "she had been living as a woman for eight years at that point and had completed her transition in 2001"
   • 3. a momentary modulation from one key to another.
   • 4. a change of an atom, nucleus, electron, etc. from one quantum state to another, with emission or absorption of radiation.

   verb

   • 1. undergo or cause to undergo a process or period of transition: "he transitioned into filmmaking easily"
   • 2. adopt permanently the outward or physical characteristics of the gender one identifies with, as opposed to those associated with one's birth sex: "once the decision was finally made to transition, she was overwhelmed with the support from her immediate family"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘grammatical transitivity’): from Latin transitio(n-), from transire ‘go across’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transitionary adjective

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   Synonyms for TRANSITION: transformation, shift, conversion, adjustment, changeover, metamorphosis, alteration, modification, transfiguration, revision.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to transition. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of transition. The transition from farm life to city life is often difficult. Synonyms. changeover. alteration. passing. passage. shifting. jump. leap. conversion. variation. transformation. transmutation.

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   Synonyms for TRANSITIONS: transformations, shifts, conversions, adjustments, modifications, alterations, metamorphoses, changeovers, revisions, transfigurations.

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   4 days ago · Synonyms for TRANSITION in English: change, passing, development, shift, passage, conversion, evolution, transit, upheaval, alteration, ….