transitional

B1
US /tɹænˈzɪʃənəl/
adj Freq #35864

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    of or relating to or characterized by transition

    adolescence is a transitional stage between childhood and adulthood

  2. 2
    adj

    of, or relating to a transition

    transitional justice

  3. 3
    adj

    temporary; pending the implementation of something new

    XHTML 1.0 Transitional

Etymology

From transition + -al.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adj · temporary; pending the... provisionalprovisory
Word family
Derived forms transitionalitytransitionally
Related forms transienttransittransitiontransitivetransitory

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