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somnolence

som·no·lence

US/ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/ uncommon

noun

1.

a very sleepy state

  • “sleepiness causes many driving accidents”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French somnolence, from Late Latin somnolentia, derived from Latin somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (“sleep, slumber”).

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