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hypnotic
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[hɪpˈnɒtɪk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- relating to or producing hypnosis
(e.g: a hypnotic state)
- (of a drug) sleep-inducing
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Origin
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early 17th century: from French hypnotique, via late Latin from Greek hupnōtikos ‘causing sleep’, from hupnoun ‘put to sleep’, from hupnos ‘sleep’
[hɪpˈnɒtɪk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a sleep-inducing drug
(e.g: hypnotics may be prescribed)
- a person under or open to hypnosis
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Origin
:
early 17th century: from French hypnotique, via late Latin from Greek hupnōtikos ‘causing sleep’, from hupnoun ‘put to sleep’, from hupnos ‘sleep’
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