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Noun: paradoxical sleep
  1. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
    - rapid eye movement sleep, REM sleep, rapid eye movement, REM

Type of: shuteye [informal], shut-eye [informal], sleep, slumber

Encyclopedia: Paradoxical sleep