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Definition of transition
1a : passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another : changeb : a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another
2a : a musical modulationb : a musical passage leading from one section of a piece to another
3 : an abrupt change in energy state or level (as of an atomic nucleus or a molecule) usually accompanied by loss or gain of a single quantum of energy
transitionally
adverbFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of transition in a Sentence
We want to have a smooth transition when the new owners take control of the company.
the sometimes difficult transition from childhood to adulthood
The country made a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
Recent Examples of transition from the Web
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The very idea may sound like a parody of an acting class exercise, but the transitions from walking and speaking to pecking and clucking are sometimes stunning.
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Coaching was a natural transition once Brian’s playing days ended in Canada.
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But speaking in Germany on Monday, Hammond restated his view that a lengthier transition period would be required to help businesses avoid a cliff-edge shift in their trading arrangements.
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On Friday night CNN retracted a story about a Trump transition official, Anthony Scaramucci, and Russia.
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Fox's strategic transition to opinion has worked thus far.
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That transition team official is Anthony Scaramucci, a Wall Streeter who was expected to take a prominent White House position but did not.
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And stop pretending that this isn’t an industry in the middle of a difficult and painful, albeit necessary transition.
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Entrenched in the #menswear moment, Schlossman witnessed menswear transition into Americana and eyeing different Japanese trends like raw denim rather than the colorful aesthetic that Bape maintained.
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Origin and Etymology of transition
Latin transition-, transitio, from transire
transition
Definition of transition
intransitive verb
: to make a transition transition into college
Examples of transition in a Sentence
The company has transitioned to new management in the past year.
a student who is transitioning to a new school
First Known Use of transition
1946
TRANSITION Defined for English Language Learners
transition
playDefinition of transition for English Language Learners
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: a change from one state or condition to another
transition
Definition of transition for English Language Learners
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: to make a change from one state, place, or condition to another : to make a transition
TRANSITION Defined for Kids
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of transition
1: passage from one state or stage to another; especially : an abrupt change in energy state or level (as of an atomic nucleus or a molecule) usually accompanied by loss or gain of a single quantum of energy
2: a genetic mutation in RNA or DNA that results from the substitution of one purine base for the other or of one pyrimidine base for the other
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