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somnambulism

Pronunciation: /sɒmˈnambjʊlɪz(ə)m/

Definition of somnambulism

noun

[mass noun]
  • sleepwalking: she would have liked to wake up from her somnambulism to find herself back in bed

Derivatives

somnambulant

adjective

somnambulantly

adverb

somnambulist

noun

somnambulistic

Pronunciation: /-ˈlɪstɪk/

adjective

somnambulistically

Pronunciation: /-ˈlɪstɪk(ə)li/

adverb

Origin:

late 18th century: from French somnambulisme, from Latin somnus 'sleep' + ambulare 'to walk'

somnambulism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of somnambulism in the US English dictionary

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