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Word of the Day – Somnambulism

By February 10, 2025Word of the Day

Somnambulism (noun)

som-nam-boo-liz-m

sleepwalking

First recorded in 1790–1800; from French somnambulisme, from New Latin somnambulismus, equivalent to somn(us) “sleep” + ambul(āre) “to walk” + -ismus -ism

Example sentences

“I feel like the world is in a state of political somnambulism”

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