transitional en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /tɹænˈzɪʃənəl/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Middle French transitionbor. English transition English -al English transitional From transition + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) of, or relating to a transition
These tasks may be summarised as comprising the maintenance and improvement of railway services and facilities during a transitional period; the reorganising of systems of management and technical practices, so as to secure maximum efficiency and economy from the fusion of four major railway systems (using for these purposes all the resources and traditional skill of the former companies); and the building-up of a sense of common purpose and esprit de corps among a staff of more than 600,000 men and women.
1951 April, D. S. Barrie, “British Railways: A Survey, 1948-1950”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 223:transitional justice
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(not-comparable) temporary; pending the implementation of something new
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Deriveds
transitionally · transitional provision · transitional object · nontransitional · posttransitional · transitional jacket · transitional deacon · multitransitional · transitionality · transitional epithelium · pretransitional · transitional justice · transitionalness · transitional planet
Relateds
transient · transit · transitory · transition · transitive
Synonyms
provisional (temporary) · provisory (temporary)
Translations (23)
fr transitoire (of or relating to a transition) · de vorläufig (temporary; pending the implementation of something new) · ca transitori (of or relating to a transition) · fr provisoire (temporary; pending the implementation of something new) · de übergangsweise (temporary; pending the implementation of something new) · nl provisorisch (temporary; pending the implementation of something new) · de Übergangs- (of or relating to a transition) · bg преходен (of or relating to a transition) · es transicional (of or relating to a transition) · nl provisoir (temporary; pending the implementation of something new) · nl transitorisch (of or relating to a transition) · ru перехо́дный (of or relating to a transition) · ru первонача́льный (temporary; pending the implementation of something new) · bg промеждутъчен (temporary; pending the implementation of something new) · nl tijdelijk (temporary; pending the implementation of something new) · fr temporaire (temporary; pending the implementation of something new) · nl overgangs- (of or relating to a transition) · nl voorlopig (temporary; pending the implementation of something new) · hi माध्यमिक (of or relating to a transition) · ru перехо́дный (temporary; pending the implementation of something new) · ro tranzițional (of or relating to a transition) · ca transitori (temporary; pending the implementation of something new) · cs přechodný (of or relating to a transition)