dormancy
/ˈdɔːmənsi/DAWR-muhn-see
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈdɔɹmənsi/DAWR-muhn-see
Meaningbeing dormant
Common meaning: a state of inactivity
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- dormto sleep, be at restLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 611 · scan
- ancynoun ending: the quality or state of
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Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from dormant + -ancy.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DORMANT, p.176 · scan
Roots
- dormiō, dormīre Latin “to sleep, be at rest”
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