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      • a mental state between sleeping and waking in which a person does not move but can hear and understand what is being said: The sound of the waves lulled me into a trance. (Definition of trance from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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  2. a temporary mental condition in which someone is not completely conscious of and/or not in control of himself or herself: First she goes/ falls into a deep trance, and then the spirit voices start to speak through her. When a hypnotist puts you in (to) a trance, you no longer have conscious control of yourself.

  3. A trance is a state of mind in which someone seems to be asleep and to have no conscious control over their thoughts or actions, but in which they can see and hear things and respond to commands given by other people.

  4. 1. : stupor, daze. 2. : a sleeplike state (as of deep hypnosis) usually characterized by partly suspended animation with diminished or absent sensory and motor activity. 3. : a state of profound abstraction or absorption. trancelike. ˈtran (t)s-ˌlīk. adjective. trance. 2 of 2. verb. tranced; trancing. transitive verb. : entrance, enrapture.

  5. Trance definition: a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.. See examples of TRANCE used in a sentence.

  6. a temporary mental condition in which someone is not completely conscious of and/or not in control of himself or herself: First she goes/ falls into a deep trance, and then the spirit voices start to speak through her. When a hypnotist puts you in (to) a trance, you no longer have conscious control of yourself.

  7. Definition of trance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. If your eyes are open but you're not fully awake and in control, you may be in trance. Someone might have hypnotized you, or just a glimpse of your latest heartthrob might send you into a trance.

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