somnambulism

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌlɪzəm/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɑmˈnæmbjəˌlɪzəm, səm-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(som nam′byə liz′əm, səm-)

som•nam•bu•lism /sɑmˈnæmbyəˌlɪzəm, səm-/USA pronunciation n.

som•nam•bu•list, n. [countable]

som•nam•bu•lism (som nam′byə liz′əm, səm-),USA pronunciation n.

Neo-Latin somnambulismus, equivalent. to somn(us) sleep + ambul(āre) to walk + -ismus -ism
1790–1800

som•nam′bu•list, n.
som•nam′bu•lis′tic, adj.

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somnambulism /sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌlɪzəm/ n

a condition that is characterized by walking while asleep or in a hypnotic tranceAlso called: noctambulism

somˈnambulist n

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