"Dormant" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
Literally, sleeping; hence Inactive; in abeyance; unknown; concealed
A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of
the other timbers rest or \" sleep.\"
In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; --
distinguished from couchant.
Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or
exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or
insisted on; as, dormant passions; dormant claims or titles.
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Read the complete definitionIn a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.
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Read the complete definitionLying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; -- said …
Read the complete definitionThe condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day, as is the case of the bats.
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Read the complete definitionA dormant partner; one whose name does not appear in the firm, and who takes no active part in the …
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