Definition of trans
1a : transgender The Affordable Care Act included trans health care in many places and that was a remarkable step in the right direction for trans people, but in some ways it still remained difficult to receive personalized and comprehensive transgender healthcare. — Alexa Corazónb : transsexual
2 chemistry : characterized by having certain groups of atoms on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of a double bond or of the plane of a ring in a molecule
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Recent Examples of trans from the Web
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Q: What are stupid questions to ask a trans person?
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There are so many limited opportunities and roadblocks and barriers, particularly for trans women of color.
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Gayatri Patnaik, editorial director of Beacon Press, said she was drawn to the book because of its unique perspective of both the trans person and a parent.
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France shows Marsha’s life, the origins of the movement and shines a light on the epidemic of anti-trans violence that persists today.
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Make no mistake — this strong pro-trans message wasn’t a happy accident.
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Painting cisgender people as the victims of the trans community's plea for respect co-opts the actual struggles that transgender people encounter every day, even when doing something as ordinary as existing in public space.
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Their history illuminates the current debate around trans students in school bathrooms. *
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Pro-restriction advocates argue that keeping trans people out of certain bathrooms is a safety issue.
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First Known Use of trans
1892
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Definition of trans
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Definition of trans-
1 : on or to the other side of : across : beyond transatlantic
2a : beyond (a specified chemical element) in the periodic table transuraniumb usually italics : trans trans-dichloro-ethylene — compare cis- 2
3 : through transcutaneous
4 : so or such as to change or transfer transliterate translocation transamination transship
Origin and Etymology of trans-
Latin trans-, tra- across, beyond, through, so as to change, from trans across, beyond — more at 1through
TRANS Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of trans- for English Language Learners
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: on or to the other side of : across or beyond
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: so as to change in form or position
TRANS- Defined for Kids
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Definition of trans- for Students
1 : on or to the other side of : across : beyond transatlantic
2 : so as to change or transfer transplant
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of trans
1: characterized by or having certain groups of atoms on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of a double bond or of the plane of a ring in a molecule—see all-trans
2: relating to or being an arrangement of two very closely linked genes in the heterozygous condition in which one mutant allele and one wild-type allele are on each of the two homologous chromosomes—compare cis 2
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