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night palsy

night palsy noun: sleep paralysis.

Noun

night palsy (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) sleep paralysis

Questions about night palsy

What does night palsy mean?
Night palsy means sleep paralysis.
What part of speech is night palsy?
Night palsy is a noun.

Words near night palsy in the dictionary

  1. Night of Sevens
  2. night of the long knives
  3. night out
  4. night owl
  5. night owls
  6. night palsy
  7. night parrot
  8. night parrots
  9. night people
  10. night person
  11. night piece

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