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Definition of
slumber noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
slumber
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈslʌmbər
/
/
[
uncountable
,
countable
,
usually plural
]
(
literary
)
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sleep; a time when someone is asleep
She fell into a deep and peaceful slumber.
The phone suddenly roused her from slumber.
I don't want to wake him from his slumbers.
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slumber
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