- hypnogogic
- adjective see hypnagogic
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hypnogogic
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hypnogogic — adjective sleep inducing • Syn: ↑soporific, ↑soporiferous, ↑somniferous, ↑somnific, ↑hypnagogic • Similar to: ↑depressant • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hypnogogic — hyp·no·gog·ic (hĭp nə gŏjʹĭk, gōʹjĭk) adj. Variant of hypnagogic. * * * … Universalium
hypnogogic — adj. before sleep, relating to the state just before falling asleep; happening while falling asleep; inducing sleep; causing drowsiness; sleepy, lethargic … English contemporary dictionary
hypnogogic — hyp·no·gog·ic … English syllables
Hypnagogia — (Greek ὕπνος, húpnos sleep + the root found in ἄγω, ágō to lead away, conduct, convey , ἀγωγεύς, agōgeús conveyor , ἀγωγή, agōgḗ abduction, transport, leading away etc.), often misspelled hypnogogia , is a term coined by Alfred Maury for the… … Wikipedia
hypnagogic — also hypnogogic adjective Etymology: French hypnagogique, from Greek hypn + agōgos leading, inducing, from agein to lead more at agent Date: 1886 of, relating to, or occurring in the period of drowsiness immediately preceding sleep < hypnagogic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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