"morning sleep" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: morning sleeps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} morning sleep (usually uncountable, plural morning sleeps)
  1. The second sleep of the night in a biphasic sleep pattern, after the watch. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Sleep Synonyms: second sleep, next sleep

Inflected forms

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