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Webster 1913 Edition


Somnambulation

Som-namˊbu-la′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
somnus
sleep +
ambulatio
a walking about, from
ambulare
to walk. See
Somnolent
,
Amble
.]
The act of walking in sleep, called also
sleepwalking
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Somnambulation

SOMNAMBULA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. somnus, sleep, and ambulo, to walk.] The act of walking in sleep.

Definition 2024


somnambulation

somnambulation

English

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.

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