trans-

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trans-

  • /tɹænz/
  • /tɹæns/

Where it comes from

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

prefix tran-

  1. morpheme Extending across, through, or over. trans- + national → transnational
  2. morpheme To or on the other side of, beyond; outside of. trans- + alpine → transalpine
  3. morpheme, physical 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. morpheme Transgender or transsexual, or pertaining to those who are transgender or transsexual. transmasculine, transfeminist, transphobia

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