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Meaning of WAKENING

Pronunciation:  'weykuning

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"
 
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 Synonyms: awakening, waking up
 
 See Also: arousal, reveille, rousing

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Wak"en*ing\, n.
1. The act of one who wakens; esp., the act of ceasing to
   sleep; an awakening.
2. (Scots Law) The revival of an action. --Burrill.
         They were too much ashamed to bring any wakening of
         the process against Janet.            --Sir W.
                                               Scott.
 

 

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