Phrase guide

trance music

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A style of dance music with fast beats, short melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and down throughout a track, often played in nightclubs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Synonyms: trance

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: trancemusiek — Style of dance music
  • Arabic: موسيقى الترانس (mūsīqā al-trāns) — Style of dance music
  • Dutch: trancemuziek — Style of dance music
  • French: trance — Style of dance music
  • West-Frisian: trancemuzyk — Style of dance music
  • Georgian: ტრანსი (ṭransi) — Style of dance music
  • Georgian: ტრანს-მუსიკა (ṭrans-musiḳa) — Style of dance music
  • German: Trancemusik — Style of dance music
  • German: Trance-Musik — Style of dance music
  • Italian: trance — Style of dance music
  • Japanese: トランス音楽 (Toransu ongaku) — Style of dance music
  • Japanese: トランス (Toransu) — Style of dance music
  • Korean: 트랜스 음악 (teuraenseu eumak) — Style of dance music
  • Korean: 트랜스 (teuraenseu) — Style of dance music