narcolepsy
(noun) a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep; “he believes that narcolepsy is attributable to an inability to suppress REM sleep during waking”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
narcolepsy (countable and uncountable, plural narcolepsies)
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations
Source: Wiktionary
9 November 2024
(noun) stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
