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insomnia

in·som·nia

UK/ɪnˈsɒmniə/ US/ˌɪˈnsɑmniʌ/ uncommon informal

noun

Origin

Borrowed from Latin īnsomnia, from Latin in- (“without”) + somnus (“sleep”, noun) + -ia, equivalent to in- + somn- + -ia.

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