Which term means sleep?

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Multiple Choice

Which term means sleep?

Explanation:
Sleep is conveyed by the root somn-, which comes from Latin somnus meaning sleep. When you see somn- in a term, it signals sleep-related ideas, as in somnolent (sleepy) or somnolence (sleepiness). The variant somn(e) captures this root and is the one that means sleep. The other roots point to sound (sonic, sono) or to the body (somat-), so they don’t denote sleep.

Sleep is conveyed by the root somn-, which comes from Latin somnus meaning sleep. When you see somn- in a term, it signals sleep-related ideas, as in somnolent (sleepy) or somnolence (sleepiness). The variant somn(e) captures this root and is the one that means sleep. The other roots point to sound (sonic, sono) or to the body (somat-), so they don’t denote sleep.

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