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Definition of metamorphosis noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

metamorphosis

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˌmɛt̮əˈmɔrfəsəs//
 
(pl. metamorphoses
NAmE//ˌmɛt̮əˈmɔrfəsiz//
 
) [countable, uncountable] (formal)
 
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a process in which someone or something changes completely into something different synonym transformation the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly She had undergone an amazing metamorphosis from awkward schoolgirl to beautiful woman.
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