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metamorphosis
Meaning: complete change in form or nature
metamorphosis in a sentence
How metamorphosis is used in real sentences:
The caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly took nearly two weeks inside its chrysalis.
Once a run-down warehouse district, the neighborhood experienced a remarkable metamorphosis, filling with art studios, cafes, and small theaters within a decade.
“Mara valued a deeper metamorphosis: a doubtful signal, once threatened by broken equipment and fading support, had become recognized scientific knowledge.”
— from the passage A Place on the Table
Synonyms for metamorphosis
Other words for metamorphosis — transformation, conversion and transmutation — carry the same meaning.
- transformation
- conversion
- transmutation
Where it comes from
From Greek meta 'change' plus morphe 'form'
Word parts
- met/meta — changed, different, boundary
metamorphosis: meta (change) + morph (form) + -osis - morph — shape, form
metamorphosis: meta- (change) + morph (form) + -osis (process)
Memory hook
META (change) + MORPH (form) — metamorphosis is a change in form.
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