SOMNOLENCE
\sˈɒmnələns], \sˈɒmnələns], \s_ˈɒ_m_n_ə_l_ə_n_s]\
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By William R. Warner
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Sleepiness.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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n. Sleepiness; drowsiness: inclination to sleep ;-a state intermediate between sleeping and waking.
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globigerina
- A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface sea. Their dead shells, falling to bottom, make up large part soft mud, generally found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. Foraminifera. glob-i-je-r[=i]'na, n. a genus typical of Globigerinidæ, pelagic family foraminifers.