transnatation

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noun

The act of swimming across (a river, etc).

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nountransnatation (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe act of swimming across (a river, etc).

Origin

  1. Latintransnatare“to swim over”
  2. Englishtransnatation

Latin transnatare (“to swim over”); trans (“across, over”) + natare (“to swim”).

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APA

transnatation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transnatation

MLA

“transnatation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transnatation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transnatation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transnatation.

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