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Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: , present participle of dormir 'to sleep', from Latin dormire

dormant

 adjective
     
dor‧mant
not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active later [≠ active]
lie/remain dormant
The seeds remain dormant until the spring.
—dormancy noun [uncountable]
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