Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈdɔː.mən.si/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈdɔɹ.mən.si/
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- Canada
- General-American
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/ˈdoː.mən.si/
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- Australia
Noun
The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
Usage- Uncountable
- usually
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[N]ow the big Thanksgiving dinner which they had eaten was beginning to work upon them a spell of dormancy.
Noun
a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
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the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy
quiet and inactive restfulness
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