The Clue
Sleep phenom. (3 letter answer)
The Answer
REM
Tags
Notes
The answer REM is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
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Dreamy acronym
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Radiation measure
Radiation unit
Sleep acronym
Sleep period
Sleep state
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"Automatic for the People" group
Crucial sleep stage
Dreamer's activity, for short
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"The One I Love" singers
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Popular rock group
Post-retirement occurrence
Sleep phase, for short
Sleep stage: Abbr.
Sleep stage, for short
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Definition
REM as a noun:
1. (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
2. (Roentgen Equivalent Man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays