- transitional
- adjective see transition I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
transitional
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transitional — UK US /trænˈzɪʃənəl/ adjective ► relating to a process of change from one system, method, etc. to another: »Increases in the business rate are tied to inflation, but decisions over transitional relief and aid for small businesses have complicated … Financial and business terms
Transitional — Tran*si tion*al, a. Of or pertaining to transition; involving or denoting transition; as, transitional changes; transitional stage. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitional — index intermediate, mesne, moving (in motion), progressive (going forward), provisional, temporary … Law dictionary
transitional — [[t]trænzɪ̱ʃən(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A transitional period is one in which things are changing from one state to another. ...a transitional period following more than a decade of civil war... We are still in the transitional stage between the… … English dictionary
transitional — tran|si|tion|al [trænˈzıʃənəl, ˈsı ] adj 1.) relating to a period during which something is changing from one state or form into another transitional period/stage etc ▪ a transitional period during the switch to the Euro 2.) transitional… … Dictionary of contemporary English
transitional — adjective 1 transitional stage/period etc a period during which something is changing from one state or form into another: maintaining law and order in the transitional period between governments 2 transitional government a government that is… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
transitional — adjective 1) a transitional period Syn: changeover, interim; changing, fluid, in flux, unsettled, intermediate, liminal 2) the transitional government Syn: interim, temporary, provisional … Thesaurus of popular words
transitional — adjective 1) a transitional period Syn: intermediate, interim, changeover, changing, fluid, unsettled 2) the transitional government Syn: interim, temporary, provisional, pro tem, a … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
transitional — adjective a) of, or relating to a transition XHTML 1.0 Transitional b) temporary; pending the implementation of something new Syn: provisional … Wiktionary
transitional — adj. Transitional is used with these nouns: ↑government, ↑leadership, ↑period, ↑prime minister, ↑stage, ↑zone … Collocations dictionary
transitional — tran|si|tion|al [ træn zıʃənl ] adjective temporary, or in the process of changing from one situation, form, or state to another: a transitional government/administration/period/phase … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
