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slumber

slum·ber

UK/ˈslʌm.bə/ US/ˈslʌm.bɚ/ fairly common
verb (1) noun (2)

verb

1.

noun

1.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

  • “he didn”
  • “;”
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2.

Origin

From Middle English slombren, slomren, frequentative of Middle English slummen, slumen (“to doze”), probably from Middle English slume (“slumber”), from Old English slūma, from Proto-Germanic *slūm- (“slack, loose, limp, flabby”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“loose, limp, flabby”). Cognate with West Frisian slommerje, slûmerje (“to slumber”), Dutch sluimeren (“to slumber”), German schlummern (“to slumber, doze”), Swedish slummer (“to slumber”). By surface analysis, sloom + -er.

Phrases

  • slumber coach
  • slumber party
  • slumber room

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