transmogrification C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /trænsˌmɑɡrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ UK /trænzˌmɒɡrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a transformation, especially a grotesque or surprising one The story tracks the boy's transmogrification into a beast. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a transformation,... transformationmetamorphosistransmutationconversionmutation Word family Related forms transmogrify Etymology AI details From transmogrify + -ation; transmogrify is of unknown origin, a fanciful 17th-century coinage perhaps mock-Latin in shape, possibly playing on transmigrate or transform. Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # transmogrification **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /trænsˌmɑɡrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /trænzˌmɒɡrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. a transformation, especially a grotesque or surprising one ## Examples - The story tracks the boy's transmogrification into a beast. ## Synonyms - transformation - metamorphosis - transmutation - conversion - mutation ## Related Forms - transmogrify ## Etymology From transmogrify + -ation; transmogrify is of unknown origin, a fanciful 17th-century coinage perhaps mock-Latin in shape, possibly playing on transmigrate or transform. ## AI Etymology Transmogrification comes from transmogrify + -ation; transmogrify is of unknown origin, a fanciful 17th-century coinage perhaps mock-Latin in shape, possibly playing on transmigrate or transform. The formation is best read as suffixal and borrowed: the word transmogrification carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a noun, "a transformation, especially a grotesque or surprising one". Related English forms include transmogrify. The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown