Transcend

Hi

transcend [træn's?nd]

vb
1. to go above or beyond (a limit, expectation, etc.), as in degree or excellence

2. (tr) to be superior to

3. (Philosophy) Philosophy Theol (esp of the Deity) to exist beyond (the material world)
[from Latin transcendere to climb over, from trans- + scandere to climb]

transcendingly adv

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What sense applies to 'transcend' in:
"Transcends social, ethnic and gender distinctions."

Thanks in advance!