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Metamorphosis

//ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A transformation, such as one performed by magic. countable, uncountable

    "With Severne she along doth go, / Her Metamorphosis to show ; / And makes the wand’ring Wy declaim / In honour of the British name."

  2. 2
    a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft wordnet
  3. 3
    A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition. countable, uncountable

    "The station has been refurbished both at ground level and below ground, where the wide, fluorescently lit platforms are an almost unrecognisable metamorphosis of the dingy, reeking Low Level of old."

  4. 4
    a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances wordnet
  5. 5
    A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals wordnet
  2. 7
    A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue. countable, uncountable

Etymology

First attested in 1533, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μετά (metá, “change”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”). Analyzable as meta- + -morph + -osis

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