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Definition of Noctambulation

1. Noun. Walking by a person who is asleep.

Definition of Noctambulation

1. n. Somnambulism; walking in sleep.

Definition of Noctambulation

1. Noun. sleepwalking ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Noctambulation

1. Sleepwalking, rising out of bed and walking about during an apparent state of sleep, usually occurring in the first third of the night and lasting a few minutes to a half hour. Origin: L. Somnus = sleep, ambulare = to walk This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Noctambulation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1818)
"Hi£ report on a case of noctambulation, ib. On the natural history of wasps, 484. On the baths of Loue'ch, 487. ..."

2. The Popular Theatre by George Jean Nathan (1918)
"For years the critic has watched with leaden eye and numbed brain-pan the uninspired antics of so endless a noctambulation of celebrated ..."

3. A complete dictionary of the English languageby Thomas Sheridan by Thomas Sheridan (1797)
"NOCK, r.ok'. f. A flit, a nick, a notch; the fundament. Not in ufe. noctambulation, nok-tam- ..."

4. A Pocket medical dictionary: Giving the Pronunciation and Definition of the ...by George Milbry Gould by George Milbry Gould (1911)
"noctambulation, nok-tam-bu-la'-shun. Sleep-walking, Nocturnal, nok-ter'-nal. Pertaining to the night. N. Emi an involuntary discharge of semen during sleep; ..."

5. The Theosophist by Theosophical Society (Madras, India) (1891)
"... been found in a preserved state, which they ascribe to either the preservative property of the soil, or the burial alive. As for the noctambulation of ..."

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