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- pronunciation:
- dor
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 nt
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
When people or animals are dormant, they are asleep, or their bodies are resting in a way that is similar to sleep.
When their father looked in, the children were lying dormant in their beds.Many bears are dormant in the winter.- antonyms:
- awake
- similar words:
- unconscious
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| definition 2: |
If a volcano is dormant, it is not active now, and it has not erupted in many years.
The volcano has been dormant for more than 4000 years, but scientists believe it will become active sometime in the future.- similar words:
- extinct
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| related words: |
asleep, passive |
| derivation: |
dormancy (n.) |
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