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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

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