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Definition suspended animation in American English

suspended animation noun

[uncountable] noun
/səˌspendəd ænɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
1

a state that is almost like death, achieved by making the body processes of a person or animal work much more slowly than normal

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2

a situation in which someone feels they cannot be active because they must wait for something to happen

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Definition suspended animation in American English