transitional

[ tran-zish-uh-nl, ‐sish‐ ]

/ trænˈzɪʃ ə nl, ‐ˈsɪʃ‐ /

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adjective

of or relating to a transition from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another: transitional governments; transitional housing for the homeless.

Also tran·si·tion·ar·y

[tran-zish-uh-ner-ee, ‐sish‐] /trænˈzɪʃ əˌnɛr i, ‐ˈsɪʃ‐/ .

Origin of transitional

First recorded in 1830–35; transition + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM transitional

tran·si·tion·al·ly, adverbnon·tran·si·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby transitional

transitable, transit camp, transit circle, transit instrument, transition, transitional, transitional cell carcinoma, transitional denture, transitional epithelium, transitional zone, transition area

Example sentences from the Web for transitional

Was that a transitional moment for you from music to comedy?
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Failing to forge lasting stability would leave us, this author and his like-minded aides, to call for a Transitional Council.
The Nuclear Deal That Iran’s Regime Fears Most|Djavad Khadem|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A transitional government was elected and a national dialogue took place to address key grievances.
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster|Michael Shank , Casey Harrity|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Industry will then, under the proposed rules, have a two-year transitional period over which to comply with the new requirements.
Guess Who Doesn’t Want You to Know How Much Added Sugar Is in Your Food|Tim Mak|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

During the transitional phase, board members Allan Mayer and David Danziger will reign as co-chairmen of the board.
His Reputation Precedes Him: Dov Charney’s Blacklist|Justin Jones|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The unusually fine chancel arch is Transitional; the chancel itself is probably early fourteenth–century work.
Warwickshire|Clive Holland
The south doorway is Transitional Norman, and is supposed to have been added about 1180.
The Evolution Of An English Town|Gordon Home
Cases of splenectomy of this kind are transitional to the chronic diseases of the spleen.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
We were brought face to face with that transitional phase of society and pacific revolution, of happiest augury for the future.
In the Heart of Vosges|Matilda Betham-Edwards
We find, moreover, that not all Transitional structures had "cells."
Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century|Henry Chandlee Forman