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Definition of suspended animation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

suspended animation

noun
 
/səˌspendɪd ænɪˈmeɪʃn/
 
/səˌspendɪd ænɪˈmeɪʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1. the state of being alive but not conscious or active
    • Hibernating animals survive the winter in suspended animation.
  2. a feeling that you cannot do anything because you are waiting for something to happen
    • We waited, in a state of suspended animation, not knowing what would happen.
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