Metamorphosis

имя существительное [греческий язык, множественное число] metamorphoses метаморфоз(а), превращение, преобразование Синоним(ы): transformation, reorganization

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Metamorphosis

noun (plural metamorphoses) Etymology: Latin, from Greek metamorphōsis, from metamorphoun to transform, from meta- + morphē form 1. a. change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means b. a striking alteration in appearance, character, or circumstances 2. a typically marked and more or less abrupt developmental change in the form or structure of an animal (as a butterfly or a frog) occurring subsequent to birth or hatching

Энциклопедический словарь Мерриама-Вебстера