transitional
adjective
tran·si·tion·al
| \ tran(t)-ˈsish-nəl
, tran(t)-ˈsizh-, tran-ˈzish-; tran(t)-ˈsi-shə-nᵊl, tran-ˈzi-, -zhə-\
, tran(t)-ˈsizh-, tran-ˈzish-; tran(t)-ˈsi-shə-nᵊl, tran-ˈzi-, -zhə-\
Definition of transitional
: 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
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Yet there is no doubt that their current side is very much one that is going through a transitional period. — SI.com, "7 Things We Learned During an Eventful Week of International Football," 11 Sep. 2019 The actress’s transitional look included a floral maxi skirt with a lace trim by Paco Rabanne. — Vogue, "Priyanka Chopra Shows How to Do the Maxi Skirt for Fall," 4 Sep. 2019 Seams are hand-tied and clean-finished so that the jacket can be worn reversibly, and removable Canadian-fox-fur trim for the hood and cuffs make the garment both transitional and versatile. — Fortune, "Canadian Brand Therma Kōta Is on a Mission to Make Outerwear Cool," 25 Aug. 2019 In early July, the two groups agreed to a 39-month transitional period with the Transitional Military Council ruling for 21 months and the opposition alliance ruling for 18. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, "Sudan Transitional Military Council and opposition forces agree to a final Constitutional Declaration," 3 Aug. 2019 As the transitional piece between the front and middle gallery, Morning Session starts to unlock another layer of the show. — Dallas News, "A Dallas art gallery examines identity in 'How It Looks To Be You In Egyptian Cotton'," 23 Aug. 2019 The idea for this business came at a transitional point in both of the entrepreneur’s lives. — Essence, "With HealHaus Elisa Shankle And Darian Hall Tap Into An Underserved Community," 20 Aug. 2019 So much celebration for #Sudan as parties sign deal formalising creation of transitional admin of 11 (6 civilians & 5 military). — Jen Kirby, Vox, "Sudan signs power-sharing deal as its former dictator goes to trial," 19 Aug. 2019 Aimed at some of their immediate needs, such assistance includes weekly bus passes, grocery store gift cards and help with transitional housing. — Mike Giuliano, baltimoresun.com, "John Flynn brings songs of social justice to One World Coffeehouse in Columbia," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'transitional.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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