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dormancy

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Noun

quiet and inactive restfulness

a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
- the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy

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Synonyms:
quiescence quiescency sleeping

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "dormancy":
dormancy durance
Words contain "dormancy" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
dormancy mount pinatubo pinatubo quiescence quiescency

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