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Noun dormancy has 2 senses
- dormancy, quiescence, quiescency - a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
--1 is a kind of inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
--1 has particulars: hibernation; estivation, aestivation; slumber
- quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping - quiet and inactive restfulness
--2 is a kind of rest, ease, repose, relaxation
--2 has particulars: vegetation
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