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Meaning Of Dormant
a.
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.
a.
In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; --
distinguished from couchant.
a.
A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of
the other timbers rest or " sleep."