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Dormancy vs Hiberation - What's the difference?

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dormancy

English

(wikipedia dormancy)

Noun

(-)
  • The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
  • * 1902 , , Behind the Line , ch. 2:
    • [N]ow the big Thanksgiving dinner which they had eaten was beginning to work upon them a spell of dormancy .

    Synonyms

    * inactivity * quiescence * sleep

    hiberation

    Not English

    Hiberation has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'hiberation':

    hovertrain, hypertriton, hyperoodon