transformational

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English transformation
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālislbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English transformational

    From transformation + -al.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌtɹænsfə(ɹ)ˈmeɪʃənəl/, /ˌtɹɑːnsfə(ɹ)ˈmeɪʃənəl/
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    Adjective

    transformational (comparative more transformational, superlative most transformational)

    1. Of, pertaining to or leading to transformation.
      • 2021 January 13, Jim Steer, “'A serious piece of planning' for connectivity and 'levelling up'”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 25:
        Cutting Nottingham-Birmingham journey times from 72 minutes to 27 minutes is indeed transformational.
      • 2023 December 11, Fiona Harvey, Patrick Greenfield, Nina Lakhani, Adam Morton, Damian Carrington, quoting Mohamed Adow, “Cop28 draft climate deal criticised as ‘grossly insufficient’ and ‘incoherent’”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 February 2024:
        Mohamed Adow, the director of Power Shift Africa, said: “This text lays the ground for transformational change. This is the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era.”

    Derived terms

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