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WordBand 7.5–8.5Toofey picks
dormant
/ˈdɔːmənt/
adjective
Not active for a time, but able to become active again later.
- “The seeds stay dormant in the soil until the spring rains arrive.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))