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Definition of metamorphosis noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

metamorphosis

noun

NAmE//ˌmɛt̮əˈmɔrfəsəs//

(pl. metamorphoses

NAmE//ˌmɛt̮əˈmɔrfəsiz//

) [countable, uncountable] (formal)

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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