séance
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French séance (“sitting, session”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
séance (plural séances)
- A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.
- (dated) The sitting of an assembly to discuss a matter.
Translations
a ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
séant + -ance, possibly corresponding to (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sedentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se.ɑ̃s/
Audio (France, Paris): (file) - Homophone: séances
- Hyphenation: sé‧ance
- Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
Noun
séance f (plural séances)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “séance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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