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transjordan
nounVery Low
/trænzˈdʒɔːd(ə)n/The historical name for the region east of the Jordan River, corresponding to modern-day Jordan.
transkei
nounRare
/trænˈskeɪ/A former Bantustan in South Africa, now part of the Eastern Cape province.
translanguaging
nounLow
/ˌtrænzˈlæŋɡwɪdʒɪŋ/The dynamic, fluid, and strategic use of a speaker's full linguistic repertoire to communicate, learn, and understand. It views languages not as separate, bounded systems but as an integrated resource.
translate
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
/trænzˈleɪt/To express the meaning of words or text in another language.
translation
nounC1 (Very High Frequency)
/trænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n/The process or result of changing written or spoken language from one language into another.
translation dictionary
nounB2
/trænzˈleɪʃn̩ ˈdɪkʃən(ə)ri/A reference work that lists words or phrases of one language along with their equivalents in another language.
translation of axes
nounC2
/trænzˈleɪʃən əv ˈæksiːz/A geometric transformation in which the coordinate axes are moved to a new position while keeping their orientation parallel to the original axes.
translative
adjectivenounVery Low
/trænzˈleɪtɪv/Pertaining to or involving the act of translation or transformation.
translator
nounB2
/trænzˈleɪtə/A person or device that converts written or spoken material from one language to another.
transliterate
verbverb-transitiveC2
/trænzˈlɪtəreɪt/To write or spell a word or text using the letters of a different alphabet or writing system.
transliteration
nounC1
/ˌtrænz.lɪ.təˈreɪ.ʃən/The process of converting text from one writing system into another, character by character, while preserving the original pronunciation as closely as possible.
translocate
verbverb-transitiveLow
/trænzˈləʊkeɪt/To move or transfer something from one place to another.
translocation
nounC2
/ˌtrænzləʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/The movement or transfer of something from one place to another.
transmethylation
nounVery low
/ˌtrænzmɛθɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/The transfer of a methyl group (CH₃) from one molecule to another.
transmigrant
adjectivenounLow
/ˌtrænzˈmaɪɡr(ə)nt/A person who is migrating from one country to settle in another, typically via an intermediate stage, or a person temporarily residing in a country as part of an ongoing migration.
transmigrate
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2 / Very Rare
/ˌtrænz.maɪˈɡreɪt/to pass from one place, state, or form into another; especially, to pass from one body or dwelling into another (of the soul after death); to migrate.
transmigration
nounC2
/ˌtrænz.maɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/The movement of a soul from one body to another after death; the passing of something from one place or state to another.
transmisogyny
nounLow-medium frequency
/ˌtɹænz.mɪˈsɒdʒ.ɪ.ni/Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against transgender women and transfeminine people, often expressed as a combination of transphobia and misogyny.
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
nounLow (specialist term)
/trænzˌmɪs.ə.bəl ˌspʌn.dʒɪ.fɔːm enˌsef.əˈlɒp.ə.θi/A class of fatal neurodegenerative diseases affecting humans and animals, caused by prions and characterized by microscopic vacuoles in brain tissue giving it a sponge-like appearance.
transmission
nounB2
/trænzˈmɪʃn/The act or process of sending or passing something from one person, place, or thing to another.

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