séance

See also: seance and Séance

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French séance (sitting, session).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈseɪˌɑns/

Noun

séance (plural séances)

  1. A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.
  2. (dated) The sitting of an assembly to discuss a matter.

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French

Etymology

séant + -ance, possibly corresponding to Latin sedentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se.ɑ̃s/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: séances
  • Hyphenation: sé‧ance
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

séance f (plural séances)

  1. session

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