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slumber definition

slum·ber (slum′bər)

intransitive verb

  1. to sleep
  2. to be dormant, negligent, or inactive

Etymology: ME slumeren < OE slumerian < sluma, slumber: for IE base see slug

transitive verb

to spend in sleeping

noun

  1. sleep
  2. an inactive state

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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