NOCTAMBULATION

sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation

(noun) walking by a person who is asleep

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

noctambulation (countable and uncountable, plural noctambulations)

sleepwalking

Source: Wiktionary


Noc*tam`bu*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. nox, noctis, night + ambulare to walk: cf. F. noctambulation.]

Definition: Somnambulism; walking in sleep. Quain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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