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   transformation

   /ˌtransfəˈmeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a marked change in form, nature, or appearance: "British society underwent a radical transformation"
   • ▪ a sudden dramatic change of scenery on stage.
   • ▪ a metamorphosis during the life cycle of an animal.
   • ▪ the induced or spontaneous change of one element into another by a nuclear process.
   • 2. a process by which one figure, expression, or function is converted into another one of similar value.
   • 3. a process by which an element in the underlying logical deep structure of a sentence is converted to an element in the surface structure.
   • 4. the genetic alteration of a cell by introduction of extraneous DNA, especially by a plasmid.
   • ▪ the heritable modification of a cell from its normal state to a malignant state.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin transformatio(n-), from the verb transformare (see transform).

   Scrabble Points: 19

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   The transformation that had occurred within my father was finally being reflected in his church. Christianity Today ( 2000 ) Such transformations changed our economy and that of the world.