hypersomnia

hy·per·som·ni·a

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-per-som-nee-uh]
- /ˌhaɪ pərˈsɒm ni ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-per-som-nee-uh]
- /ˌhaɪ pərˈsɒm ni ə/

Definitions of hypersomnia word

noun hypersomnia a tendency to sleep excessively. 1
noun hypersomnia (medicine, pathology) Excessive sleepiness. 1
noun hypersomnia an extreme or excessive level of sleepiness 0

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Origin of hypersomnia

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; hyper- + (in)somnia

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Parts of speech for Hypersomnia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hypersomnia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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