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- [sey-ahns]
- /ˈseɪ ɑns/
- /ˈseɪ.ɒns/
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- [sey-ahns]
- /ˈseɪ ɑns/
Definitions of seance word
- noun seance a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead. 1
- noun seance a session or sitting, as of a class or organization. 1
- countable noun seance A seance is a meeting in which people try to make contact with people who have died. 0
- noun seance a meeting at which spiritualists attempt to receive messages from the spirits of the dead 0
- noun seance a meeting of a society 0
- noun seance a meeting or session; now specif., a meeting at which a medium seeks to communicate with the spirits of the dead 0
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Origin of seance
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1805; < French: session, equivalent to sé-, base of seoir to sit1 (< Latin sedēre) + -ance -ance
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Parts of speech for Seance
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seance popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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