somnambulation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin somnus (“sleep”) + ambulatio (“a walking about”), from ambulare (“to walk”). See somnolent, amble.

Noun[edit]

somnambulation (countable and uncountable, plural somnambulations)

  1. (rare) The phenomenon of sleepwalking.
    He is known for his somnambulation, as well as his vivid sleep-talking.
  2. (rare) An instance of sleepwalking.
    He broke his arm on one of his many somnambulations.

Translations[edit]

sleepwalking — see sleepwalking
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