metamorphosis, n.
(metamorphoses)
(metamorphoses)
a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
<noun.act>
metamorphosis
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a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
<noun.act>
metamorphosis transfiguration
sample sentences
"the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"
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hypernym
the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
<noun.process>
metabolism metamorphosis
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hyponym
hemimetamorphosis, hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly
heterometabolism, heterometaboly
holometabolism, holometaboly
hypernym