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单词 transgression
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transgression

[ trans-gresh-uhn, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈgrɛʃ ən, trænz- /
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noun

an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.

Origin of transgression

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin trānsgressiōn- (stem of trānsgressiō) a stepping across. See transgress, -ion

synonym study for transgression

See breach.

OTHER WORDS FROM transgression

non·trans·gres·sion, noun

Words nearby transgression

transgenesis, transgenic, transgenics, transgenic species, transgress, transgression, transgressive, transhiatal, transhiatal esophagectomy, tranship, transhumance
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British Dictionary definitions for transgression

transgression
/ (trænzˈɡrɛʃən) /

noun

a breach of a law, etc; sin or crime
the act or an instance of transgressing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for transgression

transgression
[ trăns-grĕshən ]

A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata. The sequence of sedimentary strata formed by transgressions and regressions provides information about the changes in sea level during a particular geologic time. Compare regression.
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