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transitional

adjective

tran·​si·​tion·​al tran(t)-ˈsish-nəl How to pronounce transitional (audio)
tran(t)-ˈsizh-,
tran-ˈzish-;
tran(t)-ˈsi-shə-nᵊl,
tran-ˈzi-,
-zhə-
: marked by transition : involving, providing, or consisting of a passage, movement, or change from one state, condition, subject, place, etc., to another
a transitional passage in music
They are often transitional areas between water environments and dry land, and are populated by many trees and plants that can put up with the occasional flood … JoAnn Shroyer
The social worlds of neighborhood and village are now less important as transitional zones between home and nonhome settings. Theano S. Terkenli
… turning into a civilian coup, that … established a transitional government and prepared the way for multi-party elections. Larry Diamond
… an animal about the size of a turkey that they contend was a flightless bird, a transitional figure between some carnivorous dinosaurs and modern birds. John Noble Wilford
transitionally adverb
The problem then is to structure a sequence of reforms that is politically consistent with the social mores of the Soviet Union, economically coherent, and transitionally sound … Edgar L. Feige

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The first marks a transitional period in which early rocks were dominated by two overlapping populations. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2022 In this transitional period, e-commerce businesses need to remain resilient to sustain their growth. Ivan Ong, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 It’s a marker, a transitional period, sometimes between grades, sometimes youth and adulthood. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2022 The day Thompson injured his knee sent the Warriors into a transitional period. Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022 So, this album talks about that transitional period of a boy turning into an adult, and this boy is experiencing the emotions of going through a breakup or a parting. Tanu I. Raj, Billboard, 19 May 2022 Mohajir was a member of the football coaching staff at Kansas in 1994 when the conference went through a transitional period of growth, going from the Big Eight to the Big 12. Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Apr. 2022 The legislation includes provisions spelling out a transitional period between Jan. 1 and July 1 that would include a fine for possession of marijuana of under an ounce and a half. Brian Witte, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2022 Russia is a consumers' paradise -- especially after the economic growth of the early 2000s -- thanks to high prices for Russian oil and the end of the post-Soviet transitional period. Andrei Kolesnikov, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of transitional was in 1819

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