"first sleep" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: first sleeps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} first sleep (plural first sleeps)
  1. Synonym of dead sleep (“the first sleep of the night in a biphasic sleep pattern, before the watch”) Synonyms: dead sleep [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-first_sleep-en-noun-4k5pRIne Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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