Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orthodox sleep

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: or-tho-dox sleep
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time

Synonyms

nonrapid eye movement sleep NREM sleep nonrapid eye movement NREM

Questions

What does orthodox sleep mean?: a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time

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