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somniferous
(som|nif¦er|ous)
Pronunciation:
/sɒmˈnɪf(ə)rəs/
adjective
tending to induce sleep; soporific:
lifeless actors made the experience even more somniferous for the audiences
Origin:
early 17th century
: from Latin
somnifer
(from
somnium
'dream')
+
-ous
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