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Metamorphosis

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a dramatic biological transformation, such as caterpillar to butterfly, or any striking change
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Stage 1 of 2
metamorphosis
Greek · ancient
"a change of form"
a transformation, from meta (change) and morphe (form)
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Stage 2 of 2
metamorphosis
English · 1530s
"a dramatic transformation in form or structure"
adopted directly for a dramatic transformation, especially in biology
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