sleep-learn|ing

sleep-learn|ing
sleep-learn|ing «SLEEP LUR nihng», noun.
instruction obtained by or given to one who is asleep, usually by means of recordings, on the theory that the sleeper's unconscious is capable of absorbing the information; hypnopedia: »

“Sleep-learning” is big business…where an increasing number of civil and military establishments are setting up dormitory facilities for pumping into trainees dull but necessary information—such as foreign language vocabularies—during the time “wasted” asleep (New Scientist).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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