"transitional" meaning in English

See transitional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-transitional.wav
Etymology: From transition + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|transition|al}} 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), tranzițional [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), перехо́дный (perexódnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-transitional-en-adj-m~vklk9c Disambiguation of 'of or relating to a transition': 100 0
  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)
    Sense id: en-transitional-en-adj-bEMri~En Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 0 100 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of 'temporary': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'temporary; pending the implementation of something new': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: transitionally, transitional deacon, transitional epithelium, transitional jacket, transitional object, transitional provision, transitionality Related terms: transient, transit, transition, transitive, transitory
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