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trance
electronic music with a hypnotic quality
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trance
(trăns)n.
1. A hypnotic, cataleptic, or ecstatic state.
2. Detachment from one's physical surroundings, as in contemplation or daydreaming.
3. A semiconscious state, as between sleeping and waking; a daze.
4. A genre of electronic dance music with a fast tempo, repetitive phrasing, and often a hypnotic effect.
tr.v. tranced, tranc·ing, tranc·es
To put into a trance; entrance.
[Middle English traunce, from Old French transe, passage, fear, vision, from transir, to die, be numb with fear, from Latin trānsīre, to go over or across; see transient.]
trance′like′ adj.
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trance
(trɑːns)n
1. (Physiology) a hypnotic state resembling sleep
2. any mental state in which a person is unaware or apparently unaware of the environment, characterized by loss of voluntary movement, rigidity, and lack of sensitivity to external stimuli
3. a dazed or stunned state
4. a state of ecstasy or mystic absorption so intense as to cause a temporary loss of consciousness at the earthly level
5. (Alternative Belief Systems) spiritualism a state in which a medium, having temporarily lost consciousness, can supposedly be controlled by an intelligence from without as a means of communication with the dead
6. (Music, other) a type of electronic dance music with repetitive rhythms, aiming at a hypnotic effect
vb
(tr) to put into or as into a trance
[C14: from Old French transe, from transir to faint, pass away, from Latin trānsīre to go over, from trans- + īre to go]
ˈtranceˌlike adj
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trance
(træns, trɑns)n., v. tranced, tranc•ing. n.
1. a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended, esp. a state produced by hypnosis or religious ecstasy.
2. a dazed or bewildered condition.
3. a state of complete mental absorption or deep musing.
4. a type of electronic disco music derived from techno and other rave styles, characterized by sounds that have a hypnotic or spiritual quality.
v.t. 5. to entrance; enrapture.
[1300–50; Middle English traunce < Middle French transe literally, passage (from life to death), derivative of transir to go across < Latin trānsīre=trans- + īre to go]
trance′like`, adj.
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trance
Past participle: tranced
Gerund: trancing
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| Noun | 1. |  trance - a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantationmental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state" possession - being controlled by passion or the supernatural captivation, fascination - the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) |
| 2. |  trance - a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleepunconsciousness - a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment hypnotic trance - a trance induced by the use of hypnosis; the person accepts the suggestions of the hypnotist ecstatic state, religious trance - a trance induced by intense religious devotion; does not show reduced bodily functions that are typical of other trances | |
| Verb | 1. |  trance - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"bewitch, captivate, charm, enamor, enamour, entrance, becharm, beguile, enchant, capture, fascinate, catch hold - hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound" attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" work - gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds" |
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trance
noun daze, dream, spell, ecstasy, muse, abstraction, rapture, reverie, stupor, unconsciousness, hypnotic state Like a man in a trance, he made his way back to the rooms.
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trance
noun1. The condition of being so lost in solitary thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings:
2. A stunned or bewildered condition:
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غَيْبوبَه، غِشْيَه
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transetrance
révület
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transas
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tranz
kendinden geçmetrans
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trance
(traːns) noun a sleep-like or half-concious state. The hypnotist put her into a trance.
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n. trance, condición semejante a un estado hipnótico que se caracteriza por la disminución de la actividad motora.
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n trance mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.