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English noun: eternal sleep

1. eternal sleep (state) euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)


SamplesShe was laid to rest beside her husband.
They had to put their family pet to sleep.


Synonymseternal rest, quietus, rest, sleep


Broader (hypernym)death









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