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 Definition: [n]  a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"
 
 Synonyms: drowsiness, sleepiness
 
 Antonyms: sleeplessness, wakefulness
 
 See Also: oscitance, oscitancy, temporary state

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Som"no*lence\, Somnolency \Som"no*len*cy\, n. [L.
somnolentia: cf. F. somnolence.]
Sleepiness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.

 

 

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