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| hyp·not·ic [ hip nóttik ] |
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1. of sleep or hypnosis: producing sleep or hypnosis
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2. susceptible to hypnosis: susceptible to being hypnotized
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3. fascinating: so fascinating that the attention of people watching or listening is absorbed completely
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noun (plural hyp·not·ics) |
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1. something causing sleep: a drug or other agent that causes sleep or drowsiness
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2. somebody easily hypnotized: somebody who can be hypnotized easily
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| [Early 17th century. Via French hypnotique< Greek hupnōtikos "putting to sleep" < hupnoun "put to sleep" < hupnos "sleep"] |
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  hyp·not·i·cal·ly adverb |
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