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Definition of Sleeping Beauty noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Sleeping Beauty

noun
 
/ˌsliːpɪŋ ˈbjuːti/
 
/ˌsliːpɪŋ ˈbjuːti/
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  1. The Sleeping Beauty
     a traditional children's story about a princess who falls asleep and cannot wake up because a witch has put a spell (= a condition caused by magic) on her. A hundred years later, a prince finds her and kisses her. The kiss breaks the spell and she wakes up. The story is often used in British pantomimes.
  2. used to refer to somebody who has been asleep for a long time
    • OK, Sleeping Beauty, time to get up.
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