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Main Entry:: trans-
Function:: prefix
Etymology:: Latin trans-, tra- across, beyond, through, so as to change, from trans across, beyond — more at through

1: on or to the other side of : across : beyond <transatlantic>2 a: beyond (a specified chemical element) in the periodic table <transuranium> busually italic : trans <trans-dichloro-ethylene> — compare cis- 23: through <transcutaneous>4: so or such as to change or transfer <transliterate> <translocation> <transamination> <transship>

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