noun
Meaning 1
sleepwalking
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
noctambulation
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/nɒkˌtæmbjʊˈleɪʃən/
noun
Meaning 2
walking by a person who is asleep
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: walk, walking, sleeping
History
Etymology
First attested in 1721; from noct- + ambulation. Compare French noctambulation.