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 Definitions of rapid eye movement  [ˌræp ɪˈdæn]  

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Definition of 'rapid eye movement' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) rapid eye movement
rapidly shifting movements of the eyes under closed lids, associated with the dreaming phase of the sleep cycle.

Etymology:  (1915–20)

Definition of 'rapid eye movement' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement sleep, REM sleep, rapid eye movement, REM
a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep

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