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Difficulty: EasyCommon Prefixes

The engineering team planned the route for a transcontinental railway. What does the prefix trans- mean in this word?

  1. A
    Beneath
  2. AcrossAnswer
  3. C
    Against
  4. D
    Before

Answer

Across
The prefix 'trans-' comes from Latin and signifies 'across', 'through', or 'beyond'. Therefore, a transcontinental railway is one that extends across a continent.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Isolate the prefix from the base word.
The target word breaks down into the prefix 'trans-' and the base word 'continental'.
Separating the morphological parts helps identify the core meaning contribution of the prefix.
2
Recall the definition of the common Latin prefix 'trans-'.
The prefix 'trans-' denotes 'across', 'through', or 'beyond'.
Applying the prefix meaning to the base word confirms that 'transcontinental' means spanning across a continent.

Key Concept

Morphological meaning and usage of the directional prefix trans-
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