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trances

trances is the plural of trance.

Meaning of trance

Noun (1)

trance (countable and uncountable, plural trances)

  1. (countable) A dazed or unconscious condition.
  2. (countable) A state of awareness, concentration, or focus that filters experience and information (for example, a state of meditation or possession by some being).
    • And he became very hungry, and would have eaten; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 10:10
  3. (countable) A state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention; particularly one induced by hypnosis.

Noun (2)

trance (plural trances)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete outside UK) A tedious journey.
    • So saying, he led the way out through halls and trances that were weel kend to my gudesire, and into the auld oak parlour; […]1824, Sir Walter Scott, Redgauntlet
    Synonyms:
    trounce

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Phrases with trances

Questions about trances

What is trances the plural of?
Trances is the plural of trance.

Words near trances in the dictionary

  1. trancedly
  2. tranceful
  3. trancelike
  4. trancer
  5. trancers
  6. trances
  7. trances out
  8. trancester
  9. trancesters
  10. trancestor
  11. trancestors

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