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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lethargy \Leth"ar*gy\ (-j[y^]), n.; pl {-gies} (-j[i^]z). [F.
l['e]thargie, L. lethargia, Gr lhqargi`a, fr lh`qargos
forgetful, fr lh`qh forgetfulness. See {Lethe}.]
1. Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which
a person can scarcely be awaked.
2. A state of inaction or indifference.
Europe lay then under a deep lethargy. --Atterbury.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lethargy \Leth"ar*gy\, v. t.
To lethargize. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
lethargy
n 1: a state of comatose torpor [syn: {lassitude}, {sluggishness}]
2: lack of vitality or energy [syn: {inanition}, {lassitude}]
3: an unusual lack of energy [syn: {languor}, {sluggishness}]
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