Transition (The First Edition album)
WordNet

noun


(1)   The act of passing from one state or place to the next
(2)   A passage that connects a topic to one that follows
(3)   A musical passage moving from one key to another
(4)   A change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
(5)   An event that results in a transformation

verb


(6)   Make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)
"The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets"
"The adagio transitioned into an allegro"
(7)   Cause to convert or undergo a transition
"The company had to transition the old practices to modern technology"
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. the process of change from one form, state, style or place to another
  2. a word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another
  3. a brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes
  4. a point mutation in which one base is replaced by another of the same class (purine or pyrimidine); compare transversion
  5. (some sports) a change from defense to attack, or attack to defense
  6. the onset of the final stage of childbirth

Usage notes


In the United Kingdom education system the noun is used to define any move within or between schools, for example, a move from one year group to the next. Contrast with transfer which is used to define a move from one school to another, for example from primary school to secondary school.

Verb



  1. To make a transition.

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