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wakening
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Waken \Wak"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. pr. Wakened; p. pr. & vb. n. Wakening.] [OE. waknen, AS. w[ae]cnan; akin to Goth. gawaknan. See Wake, v. i.] To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened. [1913 Webster] Early, Turnus wakening with the light. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wakening \Wak"en*ing\, n.
1. The act of one who wakens; esp., the act of ceasing to
sleep; an awakening.
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2. (Scots Law) The revival of an action. --Burrill.
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They were too much ashamed to bring any wakening of
the process against Janet. --Sir W.
Scott.
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