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  • 1sleep — sleepful, adj. sleeplike, adj. /sleep/, v., slept, sleeping, n. v.i. 1. to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake. 2. Bot. to… …

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  • 2sleep — [[t]slip[/t]] v. slept, sleep•ing, n. 1) phl to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; to cease being awake 2) bot Bot. to assume, esp. at night, a… …

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  • 3Soul sleep — In Christian theology, soul sleep is a belief that the soul sleeps unconsciously between the death of the body and its resurrection on Judgment Day. Soul sleep is also known as psychopannychism (from Greek psyche (soul, mind) + pannuchizein (to… …

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  • 4Rapid eye movement (sleep) — Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a normal stage of sleep characterized by rapid movements of the eyes. REM sleep is classified into two categories: tonic and phasic. [cite book|author=Kryger M, Roth T, Dement W|title=Principles amp; Pracitces of …

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  • 5Characters from the Incarnations of Immortality — This article contains brief biographies for major characters from Piers Anthony s Incarnations of Immortality series. The protagonist of each book in the series, as well as some other major characters, are listed here.The IncarnationsZane On a… …

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  • 6wake — I. v. n. 1. Watch, be awake, continue awake. 2. Awake, waken, be awakened, be roused from sleep, cease from sleep. 3. Revel, carouse, feast, sit up late for festive purposes. 4. Be excited, be roused up, be active. II. v. a. 1. Awaken, waken,… …

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  • 7Epilepsy — Epileptic redirects here. For the graphic novel, see Epileptic (graphic novel). Epilepsia redirects here. For the journal, see Epilepsia (journal). Epilepsy Classification and external resources Generalized 3 Hz spike and wave discharges in EEG …

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  • 8JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …

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  • 9Christian mortalism — incorporates the belief that the human soul is not naturally immortal,[1][2][3][4][5] and the belief that the soul is uncomprehending during the time between bodily death and Judgment Day resurrection …

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  • 10Battle of Savo Island — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Savo Island caption=The U.S. cruiser Quincy on fire and sinking as a result of numerous gunfire and torpedo hits from attacking Japanese cruisers. The flames at the far left of the picture are probably …

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