som|nam|bu|lism

som|nam|bu|lism
som|nam|bu|lism «som NAM byuh lihz uhm», noun.
= sleepwalking. (Cf.sleepwalking)
[< Latin somnus sleep + ambulāre walk + English -ism]

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  • som — au·to·som·al; bar·som; ba·som·ma·toph·o·ra; be·som; blos·som·less; blos·som·ry; cho·a·no·som·al; chon·drio·som·al; chro·mo·som·al; chro·mo·som·ol·o·gy; com·pres·som·e·ter; con·som·mé; dro·som·e·ter; ec·to·som·al; el·lip·som·e·ter; ep·som·ite;… …   English syllables

  • lism — ae·o·lism; aero·em·bo·lism; ame·tab·o·lism; anab·o·lism; an·i·mal·cu·lism; an·nu·lism; anom·a·lism; anoph·e·lism; apty·a·lism; au·to·sty·lism; bal·lism; bib·li·oph·i·lism; bi·met·al·lism; bot·u·lism; brachy·ceph·a·lism; brachy·dac·ty·lism;… …   English syllables

  • somnambulism — som·nam·bu·lism …   English syllables

  • somnambulism — som•nam•bu•lism [[t]sɒmˈnæm byəˌlɪz əm, səm [/t]] n. pat phl sleepwalking • Etymology: 1790–1800 som•nam′bu•list, n. som•nam bu•lis′tic, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • somnambulist — som|nam|bu|list [ sam næmbjəlıst ] noun count FORMAL someone who walks while they are sleeping. A less formal word is sleepwalker. ╾ som|nam|bu|lism noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bu — bu·lim·i·dae; bu·li·moid; bu·li·mu·li·dae; bu·li·mus; bu·li·my; bu·lu; bu·me·lia; Bu·na; bu·ni·na·wa; bu·no·don·ta; bu·no·loph·o·dont; bu·no·mas·to·don·ti·dae; bu·no·se·le·no·dont; bu·nos·to·mum; bu·ñu·e·lo; bu·pleu·rum; bu·plev·er;… …   English syllables

  • Somnambulism — Sleepwalking. Purposeful moving, usually but not always including walking, while in a deep stage of sleep. Sleepwalking occurs most frequently in children, particularly boys. Sedatives tend to exacerbate rather than cure sleepwalking. The best… …   Medical dictionary

  • Somnambulism — Som*nam bu*lism, n. [Cf. F. somnambulisme. See {Somnambulation}.] A condition of the nervous system in which an individual during sleep performs actions appropriate to the waking state; a state of sleep in which some of the senses and voluntary… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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