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ETERNAL SLEEP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does eternal sleep mean?

• ETERNAL SLEEP (noun)
The noun ETERNAL SLEEP has 1 sense:

1. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

Familiarity information: ETERNAL SLEEP used as a noun is very rare.

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• ETERNAL SLEEP (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

eternal rest; eternal sleep; quietus; sleep; rest

Context examples:

she was laid to rest beside her husband / they had to put their family pet to sleep

Hypernyms ("eternal sleep" is a kind of...):

death (the absence of life or state of being dead)

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