Meanings
adjectivetransitionary (not comparable)
- not comparableTransitional.
Origin
- Middle Frenchtransition
- Englishtransition
- Englishtransitionary
From transition + -ary.
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APA
transitionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transitionary
MLA
“transitionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transitionary. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transitionary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transitionary.
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