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transcendental
What does transcendental mean?
transcendental (adjective): mystical, superhuman, supernatural.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where does transcendental come from?
The adjective is a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin transcendentālis + English -al (suffix meaning of or relating to forming adjectives; and forming nouns, especially of verbal action).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “transcendental” mean?
in regular succession without gaps
Not quite: that's what serial means.
mystical, superhuman, supernatural
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lacking in liveliness or animation
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intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy
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