Word a Day
trance
What does trance mean?
trance (noun): a dazed or unconscious condition.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce trance?
/tɹæns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does trance come from?
From Middle English traunce, from Anglo-Norman transe (“fear of coming evil; passage from life to death”), from transir (“to be numb with fear; to die, pass on”), from Latin trānseō (“to cross over”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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a dazed or unconscious condition
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