séance
A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually…A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.
» He wanted to have a séance and asked if I wanted to participate.
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Examples
1 sentencesHe wanted to have a séance and asked if I wanted to participate.
Meaning
2 sensesA ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.
Séance
сеа́нсseáns, спирити́ческий сеа́нсspiritíčeskij seáns
(dated)The sitting of an assembly to discuss a matter.
Origin
Borrowed from French séance (“sitting, session”).Borrowed from French séance (“sitting, session”).
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