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hypnagogic
[ hip-nuh-goj-ik, -goh-jik ]
/ ˌhɪp nəˈgɒdʒ ɪk, -ˈgoʊ dʒɪk /
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adjective
of or relating to drowsiness.
inducing drowsiness.
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hyphen help, hyphenize, hyphidrosis, hyphopodium, hyphy, hypnagogic, hypnagogic image, hypnagogic state, hypnagogue, hypnapagogic, hypnesthesia
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British Dictionary definitions for hypnagogic
hypnagogic
hypnogogic
/ (ˌhɪpnəˈɡɒdʒɪk) /
adjective
psychol of or relating to the state just before one is fully asleepSee also hypnagogic image, hypnopompic
Word Origin for hypnagogic
C19: from French hypnagogique; see hypno-, -agogic
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Medical definitions for hypnagogic
hypnagogic
adj.
Inducing sleep; soporific.
Of or relating to the state of drowsiness preceding sleep.
Relating to the images or hallucinations sometimes perceived during this state.
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