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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The sensation of numbness that occurs in a limb when it falls asleep due to pressure on a nerve. uncountable
2. 2
   Falling asleep; the condition of being asleep. obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

From ob- + dormition.

Related phrases

pins and needles

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