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Trance
Definitions
- 1 France. derogatory, offensive
- 1 A dazed or unconscious condition. countable
- 2 A tedious journey. dialectal
"So saying, he led the way out through halls and trances that were weel kend to my gudesire, and into the auld oak parlour; […]"
- 3 a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep wordnet
- 4 A state of awareness, concentration, or focus that filters experience and information (for example, a state of meditation or possession by some being). countable
"And he became very hungry, and would have eaten; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance."
- 5 A genre of electronic dance music with a fast tempo, repetitive phrasing, and often a hypnotic effect. wordnet
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- 6 A state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention; particularly one induced by hypnosis. countable
- 7 a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation wordnet
- 8 Ellipsis of trance music (“genre of electronic dance music”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
- 1 To (cause to) be in a trance; to entrance. ambitransitive
"And there I left him tranced."
- 2 To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge. dialectal, intransitive
- 3 attract; cause to be enamored wordnet
- 4 To create in or via a trance. rare, transitive
"The Horned Toad (kɛŋkak) tranced the rivers into being. A bakɔh bird tranced the mountains. The Scrub Bulbul (ˀɛsˀããs) drilled fire into existence with its beak. And, finally, the Bronzed Black Drongo (tɛrhɛɛh) tranced the year […]"
- 5 To pass across or over; to traverse. dialectal, intransitive
"Trance the world o'er."
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- 6 To travel quickly over a long distance. dialectal, intransitive
Etymology
From Middle English traunce, from Anglo-Norman transe (“fear of coming evil; passage from life to death”), from transir (“to be numb with fear; to die, pass on”), from Latin trānseō (“to cross over”).
From Middle English traunce, from Anglo-Norman transe (“fear of coming evil; passage from life to death”), from transir (“to be numb with fear; to die, pass on”), from Latin trānseō (“to cross over”).
The verb is derived from Middle English traunce, trauncen, trancen (“to move about (?); to prance (?); to trample the ground”) (whence modern English trounce with the same senses, which see for more). The noun is probably derived from the verb.
The verb is derived from Middle English traunce, trauncen, trancen (“to move about (?); to prance (?); to trample the ground”) (whence modern English trounce with the same senses, which see for more). The noun is probably derived from the verb.
Possibly a mix of trans + France.
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