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metamorphosisa complete change of form, structure, or substance

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a complete change of form, structure, or substance

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌmetəˈmɔːrfəsɪs/

Korean meaning: 형태나 성질의 완전한 변화, 변태

Korean pronunciation: 메터**모**어퍼시스

Example Sentences

  • The teenager's metamorphosis from a messy room owner to a neat freak happened overnight after getting a girlfriend.
  • The city underwent a complete metamorphosis after hosting the Olympics.
  • Watching his metamorphosis from couch potato to marathon runner was like watching a real-life superhero origin story.

metamorphosis

NOUN

//ˌmetəˈmɔːrfəsɪs//

a complete change of form, structure, or substance

metamorphosis concept
💡 Concept

A butterfly completes its metamorphosis from chrysalis to winged adult

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metamorphosis rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Deep analysis breaks the paralysis of metamorphosis!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌmetəˈmɔːrfəsɪs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌmetəˈmɔːfəsɪs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixmeta--
Rootmorph
Suffix--osis

Origin

From Late Latin metamorphosis, derived from Greek metamorphōsis, combining meta- (change, beyond) and morphē (form, shape). The word literally describes the transformation of form seen in nature, particularly in the life cycle of insects.

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🎵Rhyme

analysisparalysishypothesis
analysis
paralysis
hypothesis

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The teenager's metamorphosis from a messy room owner to a neat freak happened overnight after getting a girlfriend.

The city underwent a complete metamorphosis after hosting the Olympics.

😄 Fun example

Watching his metamorphosis from couch potato to marathon runner was like watching a real-life superhero origin story.

The company's metamorphosis from a small startup to a global corporation took just five years.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

transformationchangeconversionevolutionmutation

Antonyms

stagnationconstancypermanence

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