metamorphosis
/ˌmɛtəˈmɔɹfəsəs/
a complete change in form or character
metamorphosis in a sentence
“The company underwent a metamorphosis from startup to industry leader.”
Origin of metamorphosis
Greek metamorphosis transformation from metamorphoun to transform from meta- change + morphe form
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