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trans
1[ trans, tranz ]
noun
plural transes, (especially collectively) trans.
- 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
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Sensitive Note
The terms transgender and trans are generally accepted as interchangeable. However, some people prefer the shortened adjective trans to avoid any reference to assigned sex or binary gender in this inclusive identity label. Many transgender people prefer writing trans compounds as two words, as in trans man, trans woman, and trans person. When so written as an open compound with a space, trans functions as an adjective modifying a noun such as man. Spelling these words as closed or hyphenated compounds, as in transmale and trans-people, loses the distinction between trans as a descriptive adjective and man, woman, or person as a human being. Similarly, cis male and cis female are the preferred spelling of these terms. transgender.
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of trans1
First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening
Origin of trans2
First recorded in 2000–05; by shortening of transgender ( def )
Origin of trans3
From Latin, combining form of ٰԲ (adverb and preposition) “across, beyond, through”
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of trans1
from Latin ٰԲ across, through, beyond
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