n.
Pronunciation: ' tran(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English traunce, from Anglo-French transe death, coma, rapture, from transir to depart, die, from Latin transire to cross, passive by ― more at TRANSIENT
Date: 14th century
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
– trance · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective