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semisomnolence en · NOUN

Etymology

From semi- + somnolence.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Partial somnolence.
    • Semisomnolence always deserves careful appraisal for possible organic etiologies. Increased drowsiness may be secondary to an expanding intracranial lesion […] 1968, Harvey J. Widroe, Ego Psychology and Psychiatric Treatment Planning, page 84:
    • Eventually, the food was mostly gone, and two footmen arrived and carted the remnants away, leaving the company sipping wine and cider and lazing in semisomnolence in the afternoon's warmth. 2020, Stephanie Laurens, The Inevitable Fall of Christopher Cynster: