"tran" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trans [plural]
Etymology: Shortening of transgender, or (jocularly or seriously) a back-formation from trans mistaking it for a plural noun. Etymology templates: {{backform|en|trans|nocap=1}} back-formation from trans Head templates: {{en-noun}} tran (plural trans)
  1. (informal, sometimes offensive, sometimes humorous) A trans person. Tags: humorous, informal, offensive, sometimes Categories (topical): Transgender
    Sense id: en-tran-en-noun-TcGhXVkr Disambiguation of Transgender: 91 9 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English rebracketings, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English rebracketings: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: trans [plural]
Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tran (plural trans)
  1. Clipping of transmission. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: transmission Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-tran-en-noun-~UOPVDH2 Disambiguation of People: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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