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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRANSHUMAN

Trans *hu "man, a. Etym: [Pref. trans- + human. ]

 

Defn: More than human; superhuman. [R.] Words may not tell of that transhuman change. H. F. Cary.

 

TRANSHUMANIZE

TRANSHUMANIZE Trans *hu "man *ize, v. t.

 

Defn: To make more than human; to purity; to elevate above humanity. [R.] Souls purified by sorrow and self-denial, transhumanized to the divine abstraction of pure contemplation. Lowell.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

transhumance

trans hu mance |transˈ (h )yo͞oməns, tranz- trænzˈ (h )juməns | noun the action or practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer. DERIVATIVES trans hu mant |-mənt |adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French, from the verb transhumer, based on Latin trans- across + humus ground.

 

transhumanism

trans hu man ism |tranzˈhyo͞omənizm trænzˈhjumənɪzm | noun the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations, esp. by means of science and technology. DERIVATIVES trans hu man ist adjective & noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

transhumance

transhumance |tranzˈhjuːməns, trɑːnz -, -ns- | noun [ mass noun ] the action or practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer. DERIVATIVES transhumant adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French, from the verb transhumer, based on Latin trans- across + humus ground .

 

transhumanism

transhumanism |tranzˈhjuːmənɪzm | noun [ mass noun ] the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations, especially by means of science and technology. DERIVATIVES transhumanist adjective & noun

 

Duden Dictionary

transhumant

trans hu mant Adjektiv |transhum a nt |lateinisch-spanisch-französisch mit Herden wandernd

 

Transhumanz

Trans hu manz Substantiv, feminin , die |Transhum a nz |die Transhumanz; Genitiv: der Transhumanz, Plural: die Transhumanzen 1 bäuerliche Wirtschaftsform, bei der das Vieh von Hirten auf entfernte Sommerweiden (z. B. Almen ) gebracht wird 2 Wanderschäferei mit jährlich mehrmaligem Wechsel zwischen entfernten Weideplätzen

 

French Dictionary

transhumance

transhumance n. f. nom féminin Déplacement d ’un troupeau vers d ’autres pâturages, selon les saisons. Prononciation Le s se prononce z, [trɑ̃zymɑ̃s ] Note Orthographique trans h umance.