transitional stage

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• Transitional — Tran*si tion*al, a. Of or pertaining to transition; involving or denoting transition; as, transitional changes; transitional stage. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• transitional — [[t]trænzɪ̱ʃən(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A transitional period is one in which things are changing from one state to another. ...a transitional period following more than a decade of civil war... We are still in the transitional stage between the… …   English dictionary

• Transitional deacon — In the Roman Catholic church, a transitional deacon is a celibate man who has been ordained a deacon and who intends to become a priest. Transitional deacons are usually ordained to the diaconate after they complete their third year at the… …   Wikipedia

• transitional — adjective 1 transitional stage/period etc a period during which something is changing from one state or form into another: maintaining law and order in the transitional period between governments 2 transitional government a government that is… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• transitional — adjective of or relating to or characterized by transition (Freq. 3) adolescence is a transitional stage between childhood and adulthood • Pertains to noun: ↑transition …   Useful english dictionary

• Transitional object — In human childhood development, a transitional object is something, usually a physical object, which takes the place of the mother child bond. Common examples include dolls, teddy bears or blankets.Donald Woods Winnicott introduced the concepts… …   Wikipedia

• stage — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 period/state in progress/development ADJECTIVE ▪ distinct ▪ The process has three distinct stages. ▪ beginning, early, initial, opening, preliminary …   Collocations dictionary

• transitional — tran|si|tion|al [trænˈzıʃənəl, ˈsı ] adj 1.) relating to a period during which something is changing from one state or form into another transitional period/stage etc ▪ a transitional period during the switch to the Euro 2.) transitional… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stage 0 transitional cell carcinoma in situ of the renal pelvis and ureter — Abnormal cells are found in tissue lining the inside of the renal pelvis or ureter. These abnormal cells may become cancer and spread into nearby normal tissue. Stage 0 is divided into stages 0a (papillary carcinoma) and 0is (carcinoma in situ),… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• transitional — adj. Transitional is used with these nouns: ↑government, ↑leadership, ↑period, ↑prime minister, ↑stage, ↑zone …   Collocations dictionary

• 2008 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11 — These are the individual stages of the 2008 Vuelta a España, with Stage 1 on August 30 and Stage 11 on September 10. Stages Stage 1 August 30, 2008 Granada 7 km (TTT)The 2008 Vuelta began with a short team time trial over a perfectly flat course… …   Wikipedia