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transition

tran.si.tion \tran(t)s-'ish-*n, tranz-, chiefly Brit tran(t)s-'izh-\ 
   \-'ish-n*l, -'izh-, -*n-*l\ \-e-\ n [L transition-, transitio, fr. 
   transitus, pp. of transire)X 1: passage from one state, stage, place, or 
   subject to another : CHANG E 2a: a musical modulation  2b: a musical 
   passage leading from one section of a piece to another  - tran.si.tion.al 
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