trans-
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trans-
- /tɹænz/
- /tɹæns/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin trans- (“across, beyond, on the far side”).
prefix tran-
- Extending across, through, or over. trans- + national → transnational
- To or on the other side of, beyond; outside of. trans- + alpine → transalpine
- 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
- Transgender or transsexual, or pertaining to those who are transgender or transsexual. transmasculine, transfeminist, transphobia