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Trans-

//tɹænz// prefix

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Prefix
  1. 1
    Extending across, through, or over. morpheme

    "trans- + national → transnational"

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

    "trans- + alpine → transalpine"

  3. 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.) morpheme, physical

    "transacetylase, tranexamic acid, transaldolase"

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

    "transmasculine, transfeminist, transphobia"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trāns (“across, on the far side, beyond”).

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