somniferous

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin somnifer + -ous, from somnus (“sleep”) + ferre (“to bring”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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somniferous (comparative more somniferous, superlative most somniferous)

  1. (pharmacology) causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.

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