Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TRANS-AT-LAN'TIC
TRANS-AT-LAN'TIC, a. [L. trans, beyond, and Atlantic.]
Lying or being beyond the Atlantic. When used by a person in Europe or Africa, transatlantic signifies being in America; when by a person in America, it denotes being or lying in Europe or Africa. We apply it chiefly to something in Europe.
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