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hypnology

[ hip-nol-uh-jee ]
/ hɪpˈnɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the science dealing with the phenomena of sleep.

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Origin of hypnology

First recorded in 1885–90; hypno- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM hypnology

hyp·no·log·ic [hip-nl-oj-ik], /ˌhɪp nlˈɒdʒ ɪk/, hyp·no·log·i·cal, adjectivehyp·nol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby hypnology

hypnogenic spot, hypnograph, hypnoid, hypnoidal, hypnolepsy, hypnology, hypnone, hypnopaedia, hypnopedia, hypnophobia, hypnopompic
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British Dictionary definitions for hypnology

hypnology
/ (hɪpˈnɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

psychol the study of sleep and hypnosis

Derived forms of hypnology

hypnologic (ˌhɪpnəˈlɒdʒɪk) or hypnological, adjectivehypnologist, noun
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