Feminine

metamorfose

Meaning

  1. (feminine) metamorphosis; transformation
  2. (feminine) metamorphosis (change in the form and often habits of an animal)

Frequency

34k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌmɛ.ta.moʁˈfɔ.zi/
Etymology

In summary

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μετά (metá, “change”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”).

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