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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTransition
/trænˈzɪʃ.ən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.
"Students make the transition from school to university."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'transitio', meaning 'a going across or over', stemming from 'transire' (to go across). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the word initially denoted physical movement from one place to another before expanding metaphorically to encompass states of change, evolution, and passage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Transition" is said worldwide
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transition
Transliteration: transition
"La transition vers les énergies renouvelables est essentielle."
Übergang
Transliteration: Übergang
"Der Übergang verlief reibungslos."
transizione
Transliteration: transizione
"La transizione ecologica richiede tempo."
transición
Transliteration: transición
"La transición política fue pacífica."
transição
Transliteration: transição
"Foi uma transição difícil para a empresa."
संक्रमण
Transliteration: sankraman
"यह एक कठिन संक्रमण काल है।"
过渡
Transliteration: guòdù
"我们要平稳实现向数字化的过渡。"
전환
Transliteration: jeonhwan
"신재생 에너지로의 전환이 시급하다."
移行
Transliteration: ikō
"新しいシステムへの移行は順調に進んでいる。"
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