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The Britannica Dictionary snooze button 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• snooze button (noun)

snooze button noun plural snooze buttons snooze button noun plural snooze buttons Britannica Dictionary definition of SNOOZE BUTTON [count] chiefly US : a button on an alarm clock that stops the alarm from making noise for a short time so that the sleeper can rest for a few more minutes

• He woke up and hit the snooze button.

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