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noctambulism

(näk tam′byo̵̅o̅ liz′əm)

noun

walking in one's sleep; somnambulism

also noctambulation

Origin: Fr noctambulisme < L nox (gen. noctis), night + ambulare, to walk (see amble) + -isme, -ism

Related Forms:

noctambulist noun

See noctambulism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

See sleepwalking.

Origin:

Origin: noct(i)-

Origin: + Latin ambulāre, to walk

Origin: + -ism

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Related Forms:

noc·tamˈbu·list noun

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