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transitional

[ tran-zish-uh-nl, ‐-sish ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a transition from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another: transitional housing for people with serious mental illness.

    transitional governments;

    transitional housing for people with serious mental illness.



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Other Word Forms

  • ٰ··پDz·· adverb
  • ԴDz·ٰ··پDz· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of transitional1

First recorded in 1670–80; transition ( def ) + -al 1( def )
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He has also appointed a committee to work on a constitutional declaration, which laid out Syria's future over a five-year transitional period.

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In Tibetan Buddhism, the bardo is the transitional state between death and rebirth.

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Sometimes you have more episodes and you start creating transitional episodes, but a couple storylines got cut shorter than they would have been.

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As midcentury motels fade into history, some move upscale and become boutique hotels, some are leveled or acquired by government agencies as transitional housing.

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When the Bruins traveled to Honolulu for a tournament later in the month, they played with children living in transitional housing who delighted in the chance to spend time with new college-aged friends.

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