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Transgressive — may mean:*Transgressive art, a name given art forms which transgress. *Transgressional fiction, a modern style in literature. *Transgressive Records, a United Kingdom based independent record label. *Transgressive (morphology), a form of verb in… … Wikipedia
Transgressive — Trans*gress ive, a. [Cf. L. transgressivus passing over into another class. F. transgressif.] Disposed or tending to transgress; faulty; culpable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transgressive — index disobedient, lawless, unlawful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
transgressive — [[t]trænzgre̱sɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Transgressive is used to describe actions that break a moral law or a rule of behaviour. [FORMAL] To write and publish this poem was a daring, transgressive act … English dictionary
transgressive — adjective /tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/ a) Involving transgression; that passes beyond some limit; sinful. P.S. is the second movie in two weeks to use reincarnation as the excuse for transgressive sex. Roger Ebert b) Going beyond generally accepted boundaries; … Wiktionary
transgressive — ● transgressif, transgressive adjectif Relatif à la transgression … Encyclopédie Universelle
transgressive — transgress ► VERB ▪ go beyond the limits set by (a moral principle, standard, law, etc.). DERIVATIVES transgression noun transgressive adjective transgressor noun. ORIGIN Latin transgredi step across … English terms dictionary
Transgressive art — refers to art forms that aim to transgress; i.e. to outrage or violate basic mores and sensibilities. The term trangressive was first used by American filmmaker Nick Zedd and his Cinema of Transgression in 1985. Zedd used it to describe his… … Wikipedia
Transgressive Records — is an independent record label based in London, England which has been synonymous with new, cutting edge British music since the end of 2004. Tim Dellow, and Toby L first got together at a Bloc Party gig organised by Toby s rockfeedback website.… … Wikipedia
Transgressive (linguistics) — Transgressive is a term of linguistic morphology denoting a special form of verb. It expresses a coincidently proceeding or following action. It is considered to be a kind of infinitive, or participle.Czech languageTransgressive ( přechodník ) is … Wikipedia
