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Dornröschenschlaf
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German
Etymology
de Dornröschen Schlaf (From the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, in which a princess is cursed to sleep for a hundred years.)
Pronunciation
de De-Dornröschenschlaf.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m.sg
de figuratively A period of inactivity, especially where potentials are not being exploited.
Declension
m.sg
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