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som·nam·bu·lism | \ säm-ˈnam-byə-ˌli-zəm 
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\Definition of somnambulism
1 : an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
2 : actions characteristic of somnambulism
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somnambulist \ säm-ˈnam-byə-list \ noun
\ nounsomnambulistic \ (ˌ)säm-ˌnam-byə-ˈli-stik \ adjective
\ adjectivesomnambulistically \ (ˌ)säm-ˌnam-byə-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
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somnambulism
nounsom·nam·bu·lism | \ säm-ˈnam-byə-ˌliz-əm \
\Medical Definition of somnambulism
1 : an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (as walking) are performed
2 : actions characteristic of somnambulism
Other Words from somnambulism
somnambulistic \ (ˌ)säm-ˌnam-byə-ˈlis-tik \ adjective
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The first known use of somnambulism was in 1797
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