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Adjective [English]

IPA: /tɹænˈzɪʃənəl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-transitional.wav [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree Middle French transitionbor. English transition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English transitional From transition + -al. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|transition|-al|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Middle French transitionbor. English transition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English transitional [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "process of change", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "transition", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "transition", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "grow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂el-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-al", "lang" : "fro" }, { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "itc-pro:*-ālis", "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "title" : "-ālis", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-el", "lang" : "fro" }, { "is_duplicate" : true, "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "itc-pro:*-ālis", "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "title" : "-ālis", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-al", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-al", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "transitional", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="transitional"> From transition + -al. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} transitional (not comparable)
  1. of, or relating to a transition Tags: not-comparable Translations (of or relating to a transition): преходен (prehoden) (Bulgarian), transitori (Catalan), přechodný (Czech), overgangs- (Dutch), transitorisch (Dutch), transitoire (French), Übergangs- (German), माध्यमिक (mādhyamik) (Hindi), tranzițional [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), перехо́дный (perexódnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
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  2. temporary; pending the implementation of something new Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (temporary): provisional, provisory Translations (temporary; pending the implementation of something new): промеждутъчен (promeždutǎčen) (Bulgarian), transitori (Catalan), provisorisch (Dutch), provisoir (Dutch), tijdelijk (Dutch), voorlopig (Dutch), provisoire (French), temporaire (French), vorläufig (German), übergangsweise (German), перехо́дный (perexódnyj) [masculine] (Russian), первонача́льный (pervonačálʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: transient, transit, transition, transitive, transitory
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    "Terms with Hindi translations",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "lang_code": "bg",
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      "sense": "of or relating to a transition",
      "word": "преходен"
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      "sense": "of or relating to a transition",
      "word": "přechodný"
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      "sense": "of or relating to a transition",
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      "word": "tranzițional"
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      "sense": "of or relating to a transition",
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      "word": "перехо́дный"
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      "word": "промеждутъчен"
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      "word": "voorlopig"
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