noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of séance. alt-of, alternative

   "Even when she doesn’t host a seance for months (to appease her husband), they’re always waiting, trying to get her attention."

2. 2
   a meeting of spiritualists wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of séance. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

More examples

"Participants in a seance try to contact the dead."

Etymology

Borrowed from French séance.

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