somni-
a combining form meaning “sleep”, used in the formation of compound words: somnifacient.
Origin of somni-
1From Latin, combining form of somnus “sleep”
- Also especially before a vowel, somn-.
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How to use somni- in a sentence
Nor is this a singular opinion, but it hath had many learned patrons, such was Macrobius, Somn.
The Discovery of a World in the Moone | John WilkinsThe variations of this doctrine are set forth in detail by Macrobius, In Somn.
The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism | Franz Cumont
British Dictionary definitions for somni-
somni-
combining form
sleep: somniferous
Origin of somni-
1from Latin somnus
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