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somnambulism
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som·nam·bu·lism  (sm-nmby-lzm)
n.
See sleepwalking.
som·nambu·list n.
som·nambu·listic adj.
somnambulism [sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌlɪzəm]
n
(Psychology) a condition that is characterized by walking while asleep or in a hypnotic trance Also called noctambulism
somnambulist  n
somnambulistic  adj
somnambulism
the condition of sleepwalking. Also called hypnobatia, noctambulism. — somnambulant, n., adj. — somnambulist, n. — somnambulistic, adj.
See also: Sleep
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.somnambulism - walking by a person who is asleepsomnambulism - walking by a person who is asleep    
noctambulation, noctambulism, sleepwalking, somnambulation
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
Translations
somnambulism [sɒmˈnæmbjʊlɪzəm] N → sonambulismo m
somnambulism
n → Nacht- or Schlafwandeln nt, → Mondsüchtigkeit f, → Somnambulismus m (spec)
somnambulism [sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌlɪz/əm] n (frm) → sonnambulismo
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