"biphasic sleep" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} biphasic sleep (uncountable)
  1. The practice of sleeping twice per night, interrupted by a period of wakefulness; common in the days before electric lighting during the season with longer night. Tags: uncountable
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  2. The practice of taking a regular nap during the afternoon and sleeping fewer hours at night. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sleep
    Sense id: en-biphasic_sleep-en-noun-Iz46TEAr Disambiguation of Sleep: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68

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