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trans-

prefix

  1. across, through, over, beyond
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /tɹænz/ / /tɹæns/

prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin trans-bor. English trans- Borrowed from Latin trans- (“across, beyond, on the far side”).

  1. Extending across, through, or over.

    trans- + national → transnational

    trans- + regional → transregional

  2. To or on the other side of, beyond; outside of.

    trans- + alpine → transalpine

    trans- + uranic → transuranic

  3. A compound in which two atoms or groups are situated on opposite sides of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound. (Also used without the hyphen as an adjective; see trans.)

    transacetylase, tranexamic acid, transaldolase

  4. Transgender or transsexual, or pertaining to those who are transgender or transsexual.

    transmasculine, transfeminist, transphobia

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:trans-.

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