"trance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /trɑːns/ [UK], /træns/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trance.wav [UK] Forms: trance, trances [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A trance is a mental state in which a person is only half-conscious. It has been called "an altered state of consciousness". The person seems unaware of what is around them, as if 'lost in thought'.
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