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trans
1[trans, tranz]
noun
plural
transes ,plural
trans .Usually Offensive.Ìýa person who is transgender.
trans*
2[trans, tranz, trans stahr, trans as-ter-isk, tranz asâ€]
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.Ìýa person with a gender identity outside traditional gender norms.
trans-
3a 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.Ìýa 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.
Astronomy.Ìýa 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
transaction.
transfer.
transferred.
transformer.
transit.
transitive.
translated.
translation.
translator.
transparent.
transportation.
transpose.
transverse.
trans.
1abbreviation
transaction
transferred
transitive
translated
translator
trans-
2prefix
across, beyond, crossing, on the other side
transoceanic
trans-Siberian
transatlantic
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
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of trans1
Origin of trans2
Origin of trans3
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of trans1
Example Sentences
“We have to have a robust strength of morals, value sticking up for those less fortunate — that's why I think it's a mistake to focus just on economics and allow trans children to get bullied.â€
The hospital’s Transyouth center is among the oldest and largest programs in the country, and among the only facilities that provides puberty blockers, hormones and surgical procedures for trans youth on public insurance.
“Say Nothing†star Lola Petticrew wasn’t surprised when their speech accepting the Irish Film and Television Academy prize for drama actress in February — encompassing suicide rates, punishment of trans kids, paltry social housing and poor mental health services in their hometown of Belfast — was greeted with vitriolic online comments.
Dr Devulapalli, who has campaigned for the party to change policy on trans people, said the Greens had made "a political move" to silence her and had found a "technicality" to expel her.
Government data show 4,732 hate crimes against trans people in the year before Dr Devulapalli's comments, up from 4,262 the previous year.
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