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hypnogogic

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hyp·na·gog·ic also hyp·no·gog·ic   (hĭp'nə-gŏj'ĭk, -gō'jĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Inducing sleep; soporific.

  2. Of, relating to, or occurring in the state of intermediate consciousness preceding sleep: hypnagogic hallucinations.


[French hypnagogique : Greek hupnos, sleep; see hypno- + Greek agōgos, leading (from agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]
hyp·no·gog·ic   (hĭp'nə-gŏj'ĭk, -gō'jĭk)   
adj.  Variant of hypnagogic.
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