C1
metamorphosis
/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/
noun
metamorfoza
Also
przemiana(f)transformacja(f)
Definition
A profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism; a transformation.
Examples
The caterpillar undergoes a metamorphosis into a butterfly.
Gąsienica przechodzi metamorfozę w motyla.
The city has undergone a complete metamorphosis in the last decade.
Miasto przeszło całkowitą metamorfozę w ciągu ostatniej dekady.
Synonyms
Collocations
complete metamorphosisprofound metamorphosiscultural metamorphosis
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