Etymology

séance

Today it means: A ritualistic ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium and often with the goal of getting the spirits cause physically observable phenomena. Full definition →

French séance
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  1. French · borrowed fromséance
  2. French · borrowed fromséance
  3. English todayséance

Borrowed from French séance (“sitting, session”).

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