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transhuman

American  
[trans-hyoo-muhn] / ˌtrænsˈhyu mən /

adjective

  1. transcending the boundaries of human ability or existence, through evolutionary, technological, or spiritual means; superhuman.


noun

transhumans plural
  1. an individual or species that has transcended human ability or existence, through evolutionary, technological, or spiritual means.

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But they recognize obligations only to one another — if that — and they can be hurt only by their own transhuman kind.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

Except when it comes time for their talk, Bethany tells her parents she’s transhuman and that she wants to “live forever as information.”

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2019

And the fact that much of the impetus for establishing such extreme forms of transhuman technology comes from California and Silicon Valley is not lost on critics.

From The Guardian • May 6, 2018

But most transhumanist stories stop far short of total transformation, instead exploring the discrete consequences of highly specific transhuman upgrades.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 14, 2015

Disney imagineering meets nanotechnology, the reputation economy, and Ray Kurzweil’s transhuman future.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Doctorow, Cory

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