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Added 9 October 2026

transition

/tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/ noun

Latin root: transitio Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about transition at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
A word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another.
A brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes.

verb

To make a transition.
To bring through a transition; to change.
The soldier was transitioned from a combat role to a strategic role.
To change one's gender role or physical and sexual characteristics to conform to one's identified gender.

Origin

From Middle French transition, from Latin transitio. By surface analysis, transit + -ion.

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