metabasis
- noun
- /ˌmɛtəˈbeɪsɪs/
- Literature often explores the metabasis from innocence to experience in its characters.
Examples
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After years of gradual change, the country finally underwent a political metabasis.
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The scientist observed a rapid metabasis in the chemical reaction as the temperature increased.
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The metabasis of her argument was compelling.
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A sudden metabasis in policy can confuse voters.
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The scientist observed a rapid metabasis in the chemical reaction as the temperature increased.
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After years of gradual change, the country finally underwent a political metabasis.
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A sudden metabasis in policy can confuse voters.
Synonyms
449
3.7
A period of change from one state or stage to another
9
7.5
A complete sudden change that makes someone or something very different
8
4.1
The process of moving from one system or state to another
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3.6
A short period when someone gets used to a change
A process when something becomes a different form or condition
How Dramatic
9
7.5
241
3.7
449
3.7
363
3.5
∞
1.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Metabasis comes from Greek parts meta-, like the 'meta' in metaphor or metadata, meaning 'change' or 'after', and basis meaning 'step' or 'foundation'. So, a metabasis is a 'step' or change from one state or form to another.