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somnambulation

somnambulation noun: the phenomenon of sleepwalking.

Noun

somnambulation (countable and uncountable, plural somnambulations)

  1. (rare) The phenomenon of sleepwalking.
    • He is known for his somnambulation, as well as his vivid sleep-talking.
  2. (rare) An instance of sleepwalking.
    • He broke his arm on one of his many somnambulations.

Forms of somnambulation

pluralsomnambulations

Origin of somnambulation

From Latin somnus (“sleep”) + ambulatio (“a walking about”), from ambulare (“to walk”). See somnolent, amble.

Questions about somnambulation

What does somnambulation mean?
Somnambulation means the phenomenon of sleepwalking.
What part of speech is somnambulation?
Somnambulation is a noun.
What is the plural of somnambulation?
The plural of somnambulation is somnambulations.

Words near somnambulation in the dictionary

  1. somnambulary
  2. somnambulate
  3. somnambulated
  4. somnambulates
  5. somnambulating
  6. somnambulation
  7. somnambulations
  8. somnambulator
  9. somnambulators
  10. somnambulatory
  11. somnambule

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