sleep-learn·ing

(slēp′lûr′nĭng)

Attempted instruction in a subject during sleep, usually by means of recordings. Also called hypnopedia.

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sleep-learning

the idea that people can learn things while they are asleep

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sleep-learning - teaching during sleep (as by using recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep)

hypnopedia

teaching, pedagogy, instruction - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"

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