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Vinony

dormancy

noun

  1. period of inactivity of an institution
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɔː.mən.si/ / /ˈdɔɹ.mən.si/ / /ˈdoː.mən.si/

noun

  1. The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.

    “[N]ow the big Thanksgiving dinner which they had eaten was beginning to work upon them a spell of dormancy.”