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noun [C or U] /ˌtræns.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/
/-fɚ-/ Definition
C1 a complete change in the appearance or character of something or someone, especially so that they are improved: Local people have mixed feelings about the planned transformation of their town into a regional capital. I'd never seen Carlo in smart evening clothes before - it was quite a transformation.Change and changes
(Definition of transformation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a change is as good as a rest idiom
- adjustment noun (CHANGE)
- alteration noun
- blip noun
- changeover noun
- conversion noun (CHANGE)
- flux noun (CHANGE)
- movement noun (CHANGE OPINION)
- movement noun (PROGRESS)
- paradigm shift noun
- perversion noun
- rearrangement noun
- regime change noun
- reversal noun
- shift noun (CHANGE)
- transition noun
- turnabout noun
- turnaround noun (BIG CHANGE)
- variation noun (CHANGE)
- vicissitudes noun
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Change and changes
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