total transformation

collocation in English

meaningsoftotalandtransformation

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total
adjective
uk
/ˈtəʊ.təl/us
/ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/
including ...
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transformation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌtræns.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌtræns.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
a complete change in the appearance or character of something or someone, especially so that that thing or person ...
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(Definition oftotalandtransformationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftotal transformation

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Moreover, not only was the coinage substituted, the whole class system and economic life underwent atotaltransformation.
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He lamented thetotaltransformationof history from a mythopoeic to a scientific narration of reality, and sought to reverse this course.
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Basia cites two occasions when she has witnessed an actor undergo atotaltransformation.
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As has been remarked, there has been atotaltransformationof the region in the past 25 years.
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As for research and development, certainly no one can level that criticism at my budget, which has seen atotaltransformation.
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This will eventually, if it is carried through, involve atotaltransformationof space activities.
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That is atotaltransformationof the present system.
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I was shown photographs by the head teacher of what it looked like six years ago, and, seeing it now, it has undergone atotaltransformation.
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I cannot believe that in seven days there has been such atotaltransformationof the economic situation as to cause these measures to be introduced.
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Since the church relocated in 1982, the neighborhood has undergone an almosttotaltransformation.
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However, in later years his literary works underwent atotaltransformation.
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This tango has undergonetotaltransformation: the movements are slower, with new and often melancholy harmonies.
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But the mere presence and touch of "swamiji" is said to have brought about atotaltransformationin him.
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During atotaltransformation, the wearer's entire body transubstantiates into a high-speed, high-impact spherical powerball, which builds up greater speed and force with every additional ricochet impact while in motion.
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A further refinement could be obtained by restricting the selection to models which generate total transformations on the database.
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D his semantics assure that the update transformation can be computed efficiently (see below), but it does not guarantee total transformations, and therefore total databases.
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