Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of taking from one place to another.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare Act of taking from one place to another.

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  • noun Act of taking from one place to another.

Etymologies

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Latin transumptio.

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Examples

  • Troubled times call for ingenious solutions and, from green coal to hydrogen-fuelled ships and the birth of "transumption", here are some of the brightest.

    Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed 2009

  • Troubled times call for ingenious solutions and, from green coal to hydrogen-fuelled ships and the birth of "transumption", here are some of the brightest.

    Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2009

  • He also put out his share of terms soon found to be of less use, like exornation, abusion, and transumption.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • He also put out his share of terms soon found to be of less use, like exornation, abusion, and transumption.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

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