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单词 hypnos
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Hypnos

[ hip-nos ]
/ ˈhɪp nɒs /

noun

the ancient Greek god of sleep.

Origin of Hypnos

<Greek hýpnos sleep; cognate with Old English swefn,Latin somnus,Welsh hun;cf. sopor

Words nearby Hypnos

hypnone, hypnopaedia, hypnopedia, hypnophobia, hypnopompic, Hypnos, hypnosis, hypnotherapy, hypnotic, hypnotism, hypnotist
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Example sentences from the Web for Hypnos

  • "Hypnos," I sighed the word; and—another face, Fanny's, seemed to melt into and mingle with the visionary features.

    Memoirs of a Midget|Walter de la Mare
  • When she arose, at length, she met the eyes of Hypnos and Oneiros and Thanatos—the gentle gods who give forgetfulness to men.

    Folle-Farine|Ouida

British Dictionary definitions for Hypnos

Hypnos
/ (ˈhɪpnɒs) /

noun

Greek myth the god of sleepRoman counterpart: Somnus Compare Morpheus

Word Origin for Hypnos

Greek: sleep
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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