"somniferous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /sɒmˈnɪfəɹəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɑmˈnɪfəɹəs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-somniferous.wav Forms: more somniferous [comparative], most somniferous [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs Etymology: From Latin somnifer + -ous, from somnus (“sleep”) + ferre (“to bring”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|somnifer}} Latin somnifer, {{af|en|-ous}} -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} somniferous (comparative more somniferous, superlative most somniferous)
  1. (pharmacology) causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.
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