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  • 81Hypnotic — Hyp*not ic, a. [Gr. ? inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, fr. ? to lull to sleep, fr. ? sleep; akin to L. somnus, and E. somnolent: cf. F. hypnotique.] 1. Having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 82sleepwalking — Somnambulation Som*nam bu*la tion, n. [L. somnus sleep + ambulatio a walking about, from ambulare to walk. See {Somnolent}, {Amble}.] The act of walking in sleep, called also {sleepwalking}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 83Somnambulation — Som*nam bu*la tion, n. [L. somnus sleep + ambulatio a walking about, from ambulare to walk. See {Somnolent}, {Amble}.] The act of walking in sleep, called also {sleepwalking}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 84somnolism — som no*lism, n. 1. The somnolent state induced by animal magnetism (hypnotism); the hypnotic state. [archaic] Thomas (Med. Dict.). [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. the act or process of inducing the hypnotic state; hypnotism; hyonotizing. Stedman. [PJC] …

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  • 85Soporific — Sop o*rif ic (?; 277), a. [L. sopor a heavy sleep (akin to somnus sleep) + facere to make. See {Somnolent}, {Fact}.] Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep; soporiferous; as, the soporific virtues of opium. [1913 Webster] Syn: Somniferous;… …

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  • 86Sweven — Swe ven, n. [AS. swefen sleep, dream; akin to swebban, swefian, to put to sleep, to kill. [root]176. See {Somnolent}.] A vision seen in sleep; a dream. [Obs.] Wycliff (Acts ii. 17). [1913 Webster] I defy both sweven and dream. Chaucer. [1913… …

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  • 87hypn- — or hypno combining form Etymology: French, from Late Latin, from Greek, from hypnos more at somnolent 1. sleep < hypnopompic > 2. hypnotism < hypnotherapy > …

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  • 88insomnia — noun Etymology: Latin, from insomnis sleepless, from in + somnus sleep more at somnolent Date: circa 1623 prolonged and usually abnormal inability to obtain adequate sleep • insomniac adjective or noun …

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  • 89somnambul- — combining form Etymology: New Latin, from somnambulus somnambulist, from Latin somnus sleep + ambulus (as in funambulus funambulist) more at somnolent somnambulism ; somnambulist < somnambulant > …

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  • 90sweven — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swefn sleep, dream, vision more at somnolent Date: before 12th century archaic dream, vision …

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