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footstep, n,

A _ to re that has passed away; it ht _token_ of regard may be a cherished _memorial_ of a friend; either a concrete object or an observance ht compared with that whose existence it recalls; as, scattered es_ of a fore_ is always a part of that which has passed away; a _trace_that has been present or passed by, and that is still existing, or soht evidence of its presence or of the effect it has produced; as, _traces_ of game were observed by the hunter Compare CHARACTERISTIC

TRANSACT

Synonyms:

accootiate, treat

There are many acts that one may _do_, _accomplish_, or _perform_ unaided; what he _transacts_ is by means of or in association with others; one may _do_ a duty, _perform_ a vow, _accomplish_ a task, but he _transacts_ business, since that always involves the agency of others To _negotiate_ and to _treat_ are likewise collective acts, but both these words lay stress upon deliberation with adjustment of mutual claims and interests; _transact_, while it may depend upon previous deliberation, states execution only Notes, bills of exchange, loans, and treaties are said to be _negotiated_, the word so used covering not merely the preliotiate_ has more reference to execution than _treat_; nations otiated_, peace is secured; the citizens of the two nations are then free to _transact_ business with one another Compare DO

TRANSACTION

Synony, proceeding

One's _acts_ or _deeds_ ency or participation of others A _transaction_ is so in progress; but since _transaction_ is often used to include the steps leading to the conclusion, while _proceedings_line between the tords becomes sometimes quite faint, tho _transaction_ often eht to a conclusion Both _transactions_ and _proceedings_ are used of the records of a deliberative body, especially when published; strictly used, the two are distinguished; as, the Philosophical _Transactions_ of the Royal Society of London give in full the papers read; the _Proceedings_ of the Aive in full the _business_ done, with mere abstracts of or extracts from the papers read Compare ACT; BUSINESS

TRANSCENDENTAL

Synonyinal, primordial, transcendent

_Intuitive_ truths are those which are in thederived froreater than a part, or that things which are equal to the sa are equal to one another All _intuitive_ truths or beliefs are _transcendental_ But _transcendental_ is a wider terht that is not derived fro is _transcendental_ As being can not be included under any genus, but transcends the have also been called _transcendental_” K-F _Vocab Philos_ p 530

”_Transcendent_ he [Kant] e neither given as an a posteriori nor _a priori_ eleory of thought” K-F _Vocab Philos_ p 531 _Transcendental_ has been applied in the language of the Ee of things divine and hu known to man Compare MYSTERIOUS

TRANSIENT

Synonyitive, short, ephe, passing, transitory

_Transient_ and _transitory_ are both derived froo), denoting that which quickly passes or is passing away, but there is between the is _transient_ which in fact is not lasting; a thing is _transitory_ which by its very natureis _temporary_ (L _tempus_, time) which is intended to last or be made use of but a little while; as, a _transient_ joy; this _transitory_ life; a _temporary_ chairman _Ephe but for a day, oftenbrevity of duration; it agrees with _transitory_ in denoting that its object is destined to pass away, but is stronger, as denoting not only its certain but its speedy extinction; thus that which is _epheht and perishable, and the word carries often a suggestion of contempt; man's life is _transitory_, a butterfly's existence is _ephemeral_; with no solid qualities or worthy achieveain an _ephe_ is viewed as in the act of passing swiftly by, and that which is _fugitive_ (L _fugio_, flee) as eluding attempts to detain it; that which is _evanescent_ (L