SOMNAMBULATION

sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation

(noun) walking by a person who is asleep

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

somnambulation (countable and uncountable, plural somnambulations)

(rare) The phenomenon of sleepwalking.

(rare) An instance of sleepwalking.

Source: Wiktionary


Som*nam`bu*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. somnus sleep + ambulatio a walking about, from ambulare to walk. See Somnolent, Amble.]

Definition: The act of walking in sleep.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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