tran·si·tion (tr n-z sh  n, -ssh-)n. 1. Passage from one form, state, style, or place to another. 2. a. Passage from one subject to another in discourse. b. A word, phrase, sentence, or series of sentences connecting one part of a discourse to another. 3. Music a. A modulation, especially a brief one. b. A passage connecting two themes or sections. 4. Genetics A point mutation in which a pyrimidine is replaced by another pyrimidine, or a purine is replaced by another purine. 5. Sports The process of changing from defense to offense or offense to defense, as in basketball or hockey. 6. A period during childbirth that precedes the expulsive phase of labor, characterized by strong uterine contractions and nearly complete cervical dilation. intr.v. tran·si·tioned, tran·si·tion·ing, tran·si·tions 1. To make a transition. 2. Sports To change from defense to offense or offense to defense. tran·si tion·al, tran·sition·ar y (-zsh-n r ) adj.tran·si tion·al·ly adv. |
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| Adv. | 1. |  transitionally - as a transitional step or in a transitional manner |
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