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dormant 1. (of a volcano) neither extinct nor erupting 2. Biology alive but in a resting torpid condition with suspended growth and reduced metabolism How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No intimation of danger assailed the dormant faculties of the ape-man--he saw no crouching hairy figures upon the ground beneath him nor the three apes that swung quietly into the tree beside him. HERE is a story that has lain dormant for seven hundred years. Still, there was no knowing when the dormant faculty might wake and smite the lyre. |
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