Metamorphosis Definition

mĕtə-môrfə-sĭs
metamorphoses
noun
metamorphoses
Change of form, shape, structure, or substance; specif., transformation, as, in myths, by magic or sorcery.
Webster's New World
The form resulting from such change.
Webster's New World
A marked or complete change of character, appearance, condition, etc.
Webster's New World
A change in form, structure, or function as a result of development; specif., the physical transformation undergone by various animals during development after the embryonic state, as of the tadpole to the frog or of the larva of an insect to the pupa and the pupa to the adult.
Webster's New World
A pathological change of form of some tissues.
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Other Word Forms of Metamorphosis

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metamorphosis
Plural:
metamorphoses

Origin of Metamorphosis

  • Latin metamorphōsis from Greek from metamorphoun to transform meta- meta- morphē form

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • First attested in 1533, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamorphōsis), from μετά (meta, “change") + μορφή (morphÄ“, “form")

    From Wiktionary

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