TRANCE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Trance

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English (originally as a verb in the sense ‘be in a trance’): from Old French transir ‘depart, fall into trance’, from Latin transire ‘go across’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: trɑːns
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a half-conscious state characterized by an absence of response to external stimuli, typically as induced by hypnosis or entered by a medium

Short Definition:

half-conscious state

Examples:
  • she put him into a light trance

Word: Trance

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: trɑːns
Dialects: British English
Definition:

put into a trance

Short Definition:

put into trance

Examples:
  • she's been tranced and may need waking

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