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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTrance
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tʁɑns/
"Der Schamane fiel in eine tiefe Trance."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A state of diminished consciousness resembling sleep, induced by hypnotic suggestion, magic, or deep engrossment.
"The hypnotist led the subject into a deep trance." - 2
A hypnotic electronic dance music genre characterized by a tempo of 125 to 150 BPM and repeating melodic phrases.
"She danced all night to the mesmerizing beats of trance music."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'transe' meaning 'fear of impending evil' or 'swound', coming from the verb 'transire' meaning 'to cross over' or 'pass away'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a state of anxious apprehension or fainting to a hypnotic or semi-conscious condition resembling sleep or deep meditation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trance" is said worldwide
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transe
Transliteration: /tʁɑ̃s/
"Il est tombé dans une profonde transe."
Trance
Transliteration: /tʁɑns/
"Der Schamane fiel in eine tiefe Trance."
trance
Transliteration: /ˈtrantʃe/
"Il fachiro entrò in trance."
trance
Transliteration: /ˈtɾanse/
"El paciente entró en un estado de trance hipnótico."
transe
Transliteration: /ˈtɾɐ̃.si/
"O dançarino parecia estar em transe."
सम्मोहन
Transliteration: sammohan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह गहरी सम्मोहन की स्थिति में चला गया।"
恍惚
Transliteration: huǎnghū
Script: 中文汉字
"他陷入了一种恍惚的状态。"
최면상태
Transliteration: choimyeon-sangtae
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 깊은 최면상태에 빠져들었다."
トランス
Transliteration: toransu
Script: 日本語
"彼は深いトランス状態に入った。"
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