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Somnolence Definition & Meaning

somnolence
noun
  1. a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"

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What does somnolence mean?
a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"
What part of speech is somnolence?
Somnolence is a noun.

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