noun
trance
A genre of electronic dance music with repetitive rhythms and melodies.
The DJ plays trance with a steady beat and repeating melody.
Etymology
Trance developed a sense of altered awareness. The music genre borrows that name for the absorbed, hypnotic effect associated with its repetitive patterns.
More examples
- She listens to trance while exercising.
- The festival features several trance artists.
- The track blends trance with other electronic styles.
Forms
trance
Similar words
- electronic dance music
- The broader musical category.
- house
- A different related style of electronic dance music.