"dorveille" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French dorveille. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|dorveille}} Middle French dorveille Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dorveille (uncountable)
  1. (literary) A dreamlike semi-conscious state, such as while falling asleep or waking up, between periods of sleep, or from exhaustion; generally with reference to an altered mental state where there is no distinction between the fantastic and the familiar. Tags: literary, uncountable Translations (creative semi-conscious state): assoupissement [masculine] (French), dormiveglia [masculine] (Italian), duermevela [feminine] (Spanish)
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