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Definition of: dormant
(dôr′mənt) adjective
1. Being in a state of, or resembling, sleep; torpid.
2. Bot. Resting, as plants or parts of plants in winter.
3. Geol. Quiescent; not erupting: said of a volcano.
4. Inactive; unused.
5. Not asserted or enforced, as claims.
6. Her. In the attitude of sleep. Compare COUCHANT, RAMPANT. [<OF, ppr. of dormir <L dormire sleep]
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