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dormition
noun
dor·mi·tion
\dȯrˈmishən\
Definition of dormition
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: death resembling falling asleep
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Origin and Etymology of dormition
Middle French, from Late Latin dormition-, dormitio, from Latin, act of sleeping, from dormitus (past participle of dormire to sleep) + -ion-, -io -ion
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