adj
Meaning 1
of, or relating to a transition
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- transitional justice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
transitional
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /tɹænˈzɪʃənəl/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: T R AE0 N S IH1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: T R AE0 N Z IH1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
temporary; pending the implementation of something new
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- XHTML 1.0 Transitional
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characterized by transition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- adolescence is a transitional stage between childhood and adulthood
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle French transitionbor. English transition English -al English transitional From transition + -al.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: преходен (prehoden) — of or relating to a transition
- Catalan: transitori — of or relating to a transition
- Czech: přechodný — of or relating to a transition
- Dutch: overgangs- — of or relating to a transition
- Dutch: transitorisch — of or relating to a transition
- French: transitoire — of or relating to a transition
- German: Übergangs- — of or relating to a transition
- Hindi: माध्यमिक (mādhyamik) — of or relating to a transition
- Romanian: tranzițional — of or relating to a transition
- Russian: перехо́дный (perexódnyj) — of or relating to a transition
- Spanish: transicional — of or relating to a transition
- Bulgarian: промеждутъчен (promeždutǎčen) — temporary; pending the implementation of something new
- Catalan: transitori — temporary; pending the implementation of something new
- Dutch: provisorisch — temporary; pending the implementation of something new
- Dutch: provisoir — temporary; pending the implementation of something new
- Dutch: tijdelijk — temporary; pending the implementation of something new
- Dutch: voorlopig — temporary; pending the implementation of something new
- French: provisoire — temporary; pending the implementation of something new
- French: temporaire — temporary; pending the implementation of something new
- German: vorläufig — temporary; pending the implementation of something new
- German: übergangsweise — temporary; pending the implementation of something new
- Russian: перехо́дный (perexódnyj) — temporary; pending the implementation of something new
- Russian: первонача́льный (pervonačálʹnyj) — temporary; pending the implementation of something new
Real reading context