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Transition :: Transition (n.) Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the transition of the weather from hot to cold..

Transitionary :: Transitionary (a.) Transitional.

Dry :: Dry (superl.) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring..

Transition :: Transition (n.) A passing from one subject to another.

Glide :: Glide (n.) A transitional sound in speech which is produced by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite position to another, and with gradual change in the most frequent cases; as in passing from the begining to the end of a regular diphthong, or from vowel to consonant or consonant to vowel in a syllable, or from one component to the other of a double or diphthongal consonant (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 19, 161, 162). Also (by Bell and others), the vanish (or brief final element)

Relative :: Relative (a.) Characterizing or pertaining to chords and keys, which, by reason of the identify of some of their tones, admit of a natural transition from one to the other..

Liquid :: Liquid (a.) Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.

Renaissance :: Renaissance (n.) The transitional movement in Europe, marked by the revival of classical learning and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival following in other countries..

Dash :: Dash (n.) A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis..

Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To move or be transferred from one state or condition to another; to change possession, condition, or circumstances; to undergo transition; as, the business has passed into other hands..

Metabasis :: Metabasis (n.) A transition from one subject to another.

Jerky :: "Jerky (a.) Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style..

Sequacious :: Sequacious (a.) Having or observing logical sequence; logically consistent and rigorous; consecutive in development or transition of thought.

Laramie Group :: Laramie group () An extensive series of strata, principally developed in the Rocky Mountain region, as in the Laramie Mountains, and formerly supposed to be of the Tertiary age, but now generally regarded as Cretaceous, or of intermediate and transitional character. It contains beds of lignite, often valuable for coal, and is hence also called the lignitic group. See Chart of Geology..

Transition :: Transition (n.) Change from one form to another.

Modulation :: Modulation (n.) A change of key, whether transient, or until the music becomes established in the new key; a shifting of the tonality of a piece, so that the harmonies all center upon a new keynote or tonic; the art of transition out of the original key into one nearly related, and so on, it may be, by successive changes, into a key quite remote. There are also sudden and unprepared modulations..

Natural :: Natural (a.) Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but little from the original key..

Traduction :: Traduction (n.) Transition.

Point :: Point (n.) Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints..

Transitional :: Transitional (a.) Of or pertaining to transition; involving or denoting transition; as, transitional changes; transitional stage..

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