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Word: Somniferous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin somnifer (from somnium ‘dream’) + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɒmˈnɪf(ə)rəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
tending to induce sleep; soporific
Short Definition:tending to induce sleep
Examples:- lifeless actors made the experience even more somniferous for the audiences
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