transição

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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)

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