hypnagogic

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  1. adjective Inducing sleep; soporific.
  2. adjective Of, relating to, or occurring in the state of intermediate consciousness preceding sleep: hypnagogic hallucinations.

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  • Conan, looking over Yar Afzal's shoulder, murmured something and reached to touch the chief's arm, but as he did so, Yar Afzal, in a paroxysm of anger, struck the man with his clenched fist and felled him like an ox. —  The Bloody Crown of Conan
  • The opposite are hypnagogic hallucinations, which occur when one is falling asleep. —  Analog Science Fiction and Fact
  • They have a fine, clean, herbal scent. —  Last Chance to See
  • Inside that big house with people who wanted him. —  Familiar Lullaby
  • "I'll be," she said to Susie. —  Familiar Lullaby
 

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  1. French hypnagogique : Greek hupnos, sleep; see hypno- + Greek agōgos, leading (from agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. from Greek ὑπνος, sleep, + ἀγωγός, leading, from ἂγειν, lead.
 

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/hɪpnæˈgɑdʒɪk/
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