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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Doldrums \Dol"drums\, n. pl [Cf. Gael. doltrum grief, vexation?] A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors. {To be in the doldrums}, to be in a state of listlessness ennui, or tedium. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: doldrums n 1: a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" [syn: {stagnation}, {stagnancy}] 2: a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {the doldrums}]
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