somnambulation

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somnambulation

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From Latin somnus (“sleep”) + ambulatio (“a walking about”), from ambulare (“to walk”). See somnolent, amble.

noun somnambulations

countable, rare, uncountable The phenomenon of sleepwalking. He is known for his somnambulation, as well as his vivid sleep-talking.
countable, rare, uncountable An instance of sleepwalking. He broke his arm on one of his many somnambulations.

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@misc{somnambulation_2026,
  title = {somnambulation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/somnambulation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}