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mi·cro·sleep
/
ˈmaɪ
kroʊˌslip
/
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mahy
-kroh-sleep
]
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noun
Psychology
.
a moment of
sleep
followed by disorientation, experienced especially by persons suffering from narcolepsy or
sleep
deprivation.
Origin:
1940–45;
micro-
+
sleep
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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microsleep
(ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsliːp)
—
n
a period of sleep which is so momentary as to be imperceptible
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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