metamorphosis

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (countable, uncountable) A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog).
  4. (countable, uncountable) A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue.

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/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/
Etymologie (Englisch)

First attested in 1533, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μετά (metá, “change”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”). Analyzable as meta- + -morph + -osis

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