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semisomnolence

semisomnolence noun: partial somnolence.

Noun

semisomnolence (uncountable)

  1. Partial somnolence.
    • Semisomnolence always deserves careful appraisal for possible organic etiologies. Increased drowsiness may be secondary to an expanding intracranial lesion […]1968, Harvey J. Widroe, Ego Psychology and Psychiatric Treatment Planning, page 84
    • Eventually, the food was mostly gone, and two footmen arrived and carted the remnants away, leaving the company sipping wine and cider and lazing in semisomnolence in the afternoon's warmth.2020, Stephanie Laurens, The Inevitable Fall of Christopher Cynster

Origin of semisomnolence

From semi- + somnolence.

Questions about semisomnolence

What does semisomnolence mean?
Semisomnolence means partial somnolence.
What part of speech is semisomnolence?
Semisomnolence is a noun.

Words near semisomnolence in the dictionary

  1. semisolids
  2. semisolitary
  3. semisolute
  4. semisomnambulistic
  5. semisomnia
  6. semisomnolence
  7. semisomnolent
  8. semisovereign
  9. semisovereignty
  10. semispace
  11. semispaces

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