Transmogrification

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Transmogrification \Trans*mog`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n.
     The act of transmogrifying, or the state of being
     transmogrified; transformation. [Colloq.]
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           Clive, who wrote me about the transmogrification of our


           schoolfellow, an attorney's son.         --Thackeray.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  transmogrification
       n : the act of changing into a different form or appearance
           (especially a fantastic or grotesque one); "the
           transmogrification of the prince into a porcupine"