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English noun: REM sleep

1. REM sleep (state) a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep


Synonymsparadoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, REM


Broader (hypernym)sleep, slumber









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