Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transitional

/tɹænˈzɪʃənəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: tran-si-tion-al
IPA: /tɹænˈzɪʃənəl/

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of, or relating to a transition

adj

temporary; pending the implementation of something new

Example Sentences

"transitional justice"
"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."
"XHTML 1.0 Transitional"

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle French transitionbor. English transition English -al English transitional From transition + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɹænˈzɪʃənəl/

Derived Forms

multitransitional nontransitional posttransitional pretransitional transitionality transitionally transitionalness

Phrases

transitional deacon transitional epithelium transitional jacket transitional justice transitional object transitional planet transitional provision

Frequently Paired Words

transient transit transition transitive transitory

Synonyms

provisional provisory

Rhymes With

additional traditional non-traditional nutritional conditional unconditional compositional nontraditional depositional untraditional

Questions

How do you pronounce transitional?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹænˈzɪʃənəl/.
What does transitional mean?: of, or relating to a transition
Where does transitional come from?: Etymology tree Middle French transitionbor. English transition English -al English transitional From transition + -al.

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