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transition area

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noun

Linguistics.
  1. (in dialect geography) an area whose dialect has been influenced by the dialect of one or more neighboring focal areas.


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They must take their skis off their feet and attach them to their backpacks, before sprinting up a set of stairs to the second transition area.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

There is a transition area between molecular and macroscopic levels, an in-between zone called the nanometre range, where there is often a disordered aggregation of particles.

From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023

As a result, there are too many qualified athletes to fit in the transition area on the Kona pier on one day.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2021

Willowsford is in a transition area between the eastern part of the county, where development pressure is high, and the western portion, where pressure favors retaining the rural character.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2017

The result is a transition area or ecotone which epitomizes the next stage in development.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra