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hypersomniac

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/

Definition of hypersomniac word

  • noun hypersomniac a tendency to sleep excessively. 1

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Origin of hypersomniac

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 Hypersomniac

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hypersomniac 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

hypersomniac usage trend in Literature

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