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- Dictionarydormancy/ˈdɔːmənsi/
noun
- 1. the state of having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; deep sleep: "the insects are able to enter prolonged states of dormancy, allowing them to resist freezing"
- 2. the state of being temporarily inactive or inoperative: "his prolonged dormancy ended with the publication of Collected Poems"
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