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Trance — denotes a variety of processes, techniques, modalities and states of mind, awareness and consciousness. Trance states may occur involuntarily and unbidden.The term trance may be associated with meditation, magic, flow, and prayer. It may also be… … Wikipedia
trance — Trance music belongs to the genre of electronically produced sound. Its immediate predecessors include techno (circa 1990), ambient wave (circa 1990), breakbeat (comprising jungle and drum ‘n’ bass, 1991–7) and initially acid house. The latter … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
Trance — Trance, n. [F. transe fright, in OF. also, trance or swoon, fr. transir to chill, benumb, to be chilled, to shiver, OF. also, to die, L. transire to pass over, go over, pass away, cease; trans across, over + ire to go; cf. L. transitus a passing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trance — sueño profundo anormal, de naturaleza histérica que puede ser inducido por el hipnotismo. [ICD 10: F44.3 ] Catalepsia Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010. trance 1. estado similar al sueño caracteri … Diccionario médico
trance — [tra:ns US træns] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: transe, from transir to pass away, become unconscious , from Latin transire; TRANSIENT1] 1.) a state in which you behave as if you were asleep but are still able to hear and understand… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Trance — Sf std. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. trance aus afrz. transe Verscheiden, Angstzustand ; dieses zu afrz. transir verscheiden, vor Kälte starr sein usw. , aus l. trānsīre hinübergehen . Ebenso nndl. trance, ne. trance, nfrz. transe,… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
trance — (Del fr. transe, de transir, y este del lat. transīre). 1. m. Momento crítico y decisivo por el que pasa alguien. 2. Último estado o tiempo de la vida, próximo a la muerte. Último trance. [m6]Trance postrero, mortal. 3. Estado en que un médium… … Diccionario de la lengua española
Trance — Trance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tranced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trancing}.] 1. To entrance. [1913 Webster] And three I left him tranced. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To pass over or across; to traverse. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] Trance the world over. Beau. &… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trance — [ træns ] noun 1. ) count usually singular a state caused by HYPNOSIS in which someone can move and speak but is not conscious in a normal way: put someone in/into a trance: Her psychiatrist put her into a deep hypnotic trance. a ) a state in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trance — ► NOUN 1) a half conscious state characterized by an absence of response to external stimuli, typically as induced by hypnosis. 2) a state of inattention. 3) (also trance music) a type of electronic dance music characterized by hypnotic rhythms.… … English terms dictionary
Trance — Trance, v. i. To pass; to travel. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
