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séances

séances is the plural of séance.

Meaning of séance

Noun

séance (plural séances)

  1. A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.
    • [B]ut only too often séances degenerate into pure sorcery or necromancy, attracting all kinds of undeveloped and earth-bound entities.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 231
  2. (dated) The sitting of an assembly to discuss a matter.

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Questions about séances

What is séances the plural of?
Séances is the plural of séance.

Words near séances in the dictionary

  1. Sèvres wares
  2. séance
  3. séanced
  4. séancer
  5. séancers
  6. séances
  7. séancing
  8. Ségou
  9. Sékanais
  10. Sémillon
  11. Sénarmont

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