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ORTHODOX SLEEP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time
Synonyms:
nonrapid eye movement; nonrapid eye movement sleep; NREM; NREM sleep; orthodox sleep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("orthodox sleep" is a kind of...):
sleep; slumber (a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended)
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