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English word obdormition comes from English ob-, English dormition

ob- (English)

(botany) Of a reversed shape.. (non-productive) Against; facing; a combining prefix found in verbs of Latin origin. (Internet, informal) Obligatory; prepended to the name of a topic being mentioned to avoid accusations of being off-topic.

dormition (English)

(Eastern Orthodoxy, often, capitalized) The death and assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary.. (euphemistic) The process of death or the actual death itself.. The process of falling asleep.

obdormition (English)

(obsolete) Falling asleep; the condition of being asleep.. The sensation of numbness that occurs in a limb when it "falls asleep" due to pressure on a nerve.

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