n. 1. A hypnotic, cataleptic, or ecstatic state. 2. Detachment from one's physical surroundings, as in contemplation or daydreaming. 3. A semiconscious state, as between sleeping and waking; a daze. 4. A genre of electronic dance music with a fast tempo, repetitive phrasing, and often a hypnotic effect. tr.v. tranced, tranc·ing, tranc·es To put into a trance; entrance. [Middle English traunce, from Old French transe, passage, fear, vision, from transir, to die, be numb with fear, from Latin trānsīre, to go over or across; see TRANSIENT.] trancelike′ adj. |
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