trance

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trance / trans/ • n. a half-conscious state characterized by an absence of response to external stimuli, typically as induced by hypnosis or entered by a medium: she put him into a light trance. ∎  a state of abstraction: the kind of trance he went into whenever illness was discussed. ∎  (also trance music) a type of electronic dance music characterized by hypnotic rhythms and sounds.• v. [tr.] (often be tranced) poetic/lit. put into a trance: she's been tranced and may need waking.DERIVATIVES: tranced·ly / ˈtranstlē; ˈtransid-/ adv.trance·like / -ˌlīk/ adj.

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