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May 24, 2012
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a•sleep



Pronunciation: (u-slēp'), [key]
—adv.
1. in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly.
2. into a dormant or inactive state; to rest: Their anxieties were put asleep.
3. into the state of death.

—adj.
1. sleeping: He is asleep.
2. dormant; inactive.
3. (of the foot, hand, leg, etc.) numb.
4. dead.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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