somnambulation

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som·nam·bu·late

 (sŏm-năm′byə-lāt′)
intr.v. som·nam·bu·lat·ed, som·nam·bu·lat·ing, som·nam·bu·lates
To walk or perform another act while asleep or in a sleeplike condition.
som·nam′bu·lar (-lər) adj.
som′nam·bu·la′tion n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.somnambulation - walking by a person who is asleepsomnambulation - walking by a person who is asleep  
noctambulation, noctambulism, sleepwalking, somnambulism
walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
sleeping - the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
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