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Pronunciation / Transliteration: metamorfosi
"La metamorfosi del bruco in farfalla è affascinante."
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A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one.
"The caterpillar undergoes a complete metamorphosis to become a butterfly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek metamorphosis, combining meta- (denoting change) and morphē (form, shape), entering Late Middle English via Latin and French. Historically used in biology and mythology to describe a complete structural transformation, it has evolved to metaphorically represent profound personal or systemic changes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Metamorphosis" is said worldwide
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métamorphose
Transliteration: metamorphose
"La métamorphose de la chenille en papillon est fascinante."
Metamorphose
Transliteration: Metamorphose
"Die Metamorphose der Raupe zum Schmetterling ist faszinierend."
metamorfosi
Transliteration: metamorfosi
"La metamorfosi del bruco in farfalla è affascinante."
metamorfosis
Transliteration: metamorfosis
"La metamorfosis de la oruga en mariposa es fascinante."
metamorfose
Transliteration: metamorfose
"A metamorfose da lagarta em borboleta é fascinante."
कायापलट
Transliteration: kayapalat
"कैटरपिलर की तितली में कायापलट एक अद्भुत प्रक्रिया है।"
变形
Transliteration: biànxíng
"毛毛虫变成蝴蝶的过程是一次完美的变形。"
변태
Transliteration: byeontae
"애벌레가 나비로 변하는 과정은 완전한 변태입니다."
変態
Transliteration: hentai
"幼虫が蝶になる過程は完全変態と呼ばれます。"
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