transitional

[ tran-zish-uh-nl, ‐sish‐ ]

/ trænˈzɪʃ ə nl, ‐ˈsɪʃ‐ /

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of or relating to a transition from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another: transitional governments; transitional housing for people with serious mental illness.

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Also tran·si·tion·ar·y

[tran-zish-uh-ner-ee, ‐sish‐] /trænˈzɪʃ əˌnɛr i, ‐ˈsɪʃ‐/ .

Origin of transitional

First recorded in 1670–80; transition + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM transitional

tran·si·tion·al·ly, adverbnon·tran·si·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby transitional

transitable, transit camp, transit circle, transit instrument, transition, transitional, transition area, transition element, transition point, transition probability, transition region

How to use transitional in a sentence

The past year has been a transitional one for FX, which got shuffled to Disney when the latter megacorp bought Fox’s entertainment divisions in 2019.
The 11 Weirdest Golden Globe Nominations—And What Should Have Been Nominated Instead|Eliana Dockterman|February 3, 2021|Time
Yemeni women led the change in the peaceful revolution, and also in the transitional period.
She Helped Launch Yemen's Revolution. 10 Years On, Tawakkol Karman Still Believes Change Is Possible|Joseph Hincks|January 15, 2021|Time
Soon, colostrum is replaced by “transitional milk,” which is thinner but contains more fat and lactose.
Startups are racing to reproduce breast milk in the lab|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
For Americans, this usually occurs around age 51, but perimenopause—the preceding transitional phase—can last anywhere from several months to ten years and can begin as early as your thirties.
The Athlete's Guide to Menopause|Lindsay Warner|December 8, 2020|Outside Online

The two had been renting a bedroom in transitional housing for veterans in Kansas City, Missouri, since January, paying $600 per month for their month-to-month lease.
Logging in to get kicked out: Inside America’s virtual eviction crisis|Eileen Guo|December 2, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Was that a transitional moment for you from music to comedy?
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Failing to forge lasting stability would leave us, this author and his like-minded aides, to call for a Transitional Council.
The Nuclear Deal That Iran’s Regime Fears Most|Djavad Khadem|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A transitional government was elected and a national dialogue took place to address key grievances.
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster|Michael Shank , Casey Harrity|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Linge says then, in late 2011, that the National Transitional Council is supposed to be governing Libya.
This Sexy Thriller Is Just the Document the Benghazi Commission Needs|Christopher Dickey|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Industry will then, under the proposed rules, have a two-year transitional period over which to comply with the new requirements.
Guess Who Doesn’t Want You to Know How Much Added Sugar Is in Your Food|Tim Mak|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is the transitional link between the lancet and tracery systems.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle|C. King Eley
But the mind fails to realize the possibility of the transitional forms whose existence is assumed by the hypothesis.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV|Various
The fish fauna of the area studied is transitional between the Ozarkian and Great Plains faunas.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. Metcalf
II., as belonging to a style of great importance in the transitional architecture of Venice.
The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3)|John Ruskin
The transitional form, in which the ornamental line is straight, is the centre or root of both.
The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3)|John Ruskin