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trans
1[ trans, tranz ]
noun
- Usually Offensive. a person who is transgender.
trans*
2[ trans, tranz, trans stahr, trans as-ter-isk, tranz as‐ ]
adjective
- of or relating to people with gender expressions outside traditional norms, as transgender, genderqueer, agender, or nonbinary: campus groups that welcome trans* students.
important trans* issues;
campus groups that welcome trans* students.
noun
- Usually Offensive. a person with a gender identity outside traditional gender norms.
trans-
3- a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( transcend; transfix ); on this model, used with the meanings “across,” “beyond,” “through,” “changing thoroughly,” “transverse,” in combination with elements of any origin: transisthmian; trans-Siberian; transempirical; transvalue.
- Chemistry. a prefix denoting a geometric isomer having a pair of identical atoms or groups on the opposite sides of two atoms linked by a double bond. Compare cis- ( def 2 ).
- Astronomy. a prefix denoting something farther from the sun (than a given planet): trans-Martian; trans-Neptunian.
- a prefix meaning “on the other side of,” referring to the misalignment of one’s gender identity with one's sex assigned at birth: transgender.
trans.
4abbreviation for
- transaction.
- transfer.
- transferred.
- transformer.
- transit.
- transitive.
- translated.
- translation.
- translator.
- transparent.
- transportation.
- transpose.
- transverse.
trans.
1abbreviation for
- transaction
- transferred
- transitive
- translated
- translator
trans-
2prefix
- across, beyond, crossing, on the other side
transatlantic
trans-Siberian
transoceanic
- changing thoroughly
transliterate
- transcending
transubstantiation
- transversely
transect
- often in italics indicating that a chemical compound has a molecular structure in which two groups or atoms are on opposite sides of a double bond Compare cis-
trans-butadiene
Sensitive Note
Word History and Origins
Origin of trans1
Origin of trans2
Origin of trans3
Word History and Origins
Origin of trans1
Example Sentences
As such, many are concerned about the message Paxton’s lawsuits sends to health care providers and trans people in the state and across the country.
"Trans people are left with nowhere to go."
Some patients have even reported struggling to access routine healthcare from doctors who are afraid that treating trans patients could lead to consequences, said Andrea Segovia, the policy director of Transgender Education Network of Texas.
“Trans people are left with nowhere to go.”
The way they get power is to keep millions of people spun up on outrageous lies about Haitians, trans people, Taylor Swift or whoever gets assigned the Bogeyman of the Day.
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