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| trance [ transs ] |
noun (plural tranc·es) |
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1. dazed state: a state in which somebody is dazed or stunned or in some other way unaware of the environment and unable to respond to stimuli
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2. hypnotic state: a hypnotic or cataleptic state
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3. rapturous state: a state of rapture or exaltation in which somebody loses consciousness
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4. spiritual medium's state: the state of apparent semiunconsciousness that a spiritual medium enters into, allegedly in an attempt to communicate with the dead
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5. music hypnotic electronic dance music: electronic dance music with a repetitive hypnotic beat
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transitive verb (past and past participle tranced, present participle tranc·ing, 3rd person present singular tranc·es) |
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entrance somebody: to put somebody in a trance
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| [14th century. < Old French transe< transir "be numb with fear" < Latin transire (see transient)] |
