Etymology

transfiguration

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Today it means: A major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis. Full definition →

Middle English transfiguracioun ← Old French transfiguracion ← Anglo-Norman transfiguraciun
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  1. Latin · derived fromtransfigūrātio
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromtransfiguraciun
  3. Old French · derived fromtransfiguracion
  4. Middle English · inherited fromtransfiguracioun
  5. English todaytransfiguration

From Middle English transfiguracioun, from Old French transfiguracion, Anglo-Norman transfiguraciun, and Latin transfigūrātio.

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