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Princeton's WordNet

  1. transitionaladjective

    of or relating to or characterized by transition

    "adolescence is a transitional stage between childhood and adulthood"

Wiktionary

  1. transitionaladjective

    of, or relating to a transition

  2. transitionaladjective

    temporary; pending the implementation of something new

    XHTML 1.0 Transitional

  3. Etymology: From transitition (from transitio 'transition', from transitus, the past participle of transire 'to transit', itself from trans- 'across' + ire 'to go, pass') + -al

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  1. transitional

    Transitional refers to the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. It often involves an evolution, shift, or transformation from one stage, form, activity, or method to another. This term can be used in various contexts such as design, politics, biology, and more.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Transitionaladjective

    of or pertaining to transition; involving or denoting transition; as, transitional changes; transitional stage

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of transitional in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of transitional in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of transitional in a Sentence

  1. Chief Financial Officer Steve Hare:

    Once we get through the transitional period, and we get to the targeted level of recurring revenue, then the growth rate will pick up, the same is true of our operating margin.

  2. Festus Mogae:

    The agreement is at risk, having come so close to the formation of the transitional government of national unity, all parties must ensure that the spirit of reconciliation, compromise and dialogue embodied by the agreement should be protected.

  3. Harry Maguire:

    When we had the ball, we just gave it back to them far too cheaply, far too easily, we were n’t clean enough with our passing. And in moments where we did have chances to hurt them we were n’t clinical enough, we were n’t clean enough with the passing and the transitional moments in the game, especially in the second half.

  4. Matt McGarry:

    We designed the transitional shelters without any dual use items so that within the existing restrictions, we could get as many vulnerable families as possible out of the elements.

  5. Seyoum Mesfin:

    The mediation decided to prepare a compromise document which we think and believe that all the parties can live with and continue into the establishment of the transitional government of national unity for 30 months.

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