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transição

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin trānsitiōnem (transit; passage), from trānseō (to traverse). Semantic loan from English transition in genetics and LGBT senses.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾɐ̃.ziˈsɐ̃w̃/ [tɾɐ̃.ziˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: tran‧si‧ção

Noun

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transição f (plural transições)

  1. transition (process of change from one form, state, style or place to another)
    Synonyms: evolução, mudança
  2. (genetics) transition (point mutation)
  3. (LGBTQ) transition (gender-related life change)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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