Seance
Pronunciation : S?`ance"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. L. sedens, -entis, p.pr. of sedere to sit. See Sit.]
Definition : Defn: A session, as of some public body; especially, a meeting of spiritualists to receive spirit communication, so called.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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