"hypnopaedia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From hypno- (“sleep”) + Ancient Greek παιδεία (paideía, “education”), popularized in the novel Brave New World (1932). Etymology templates: {{af|en|hypno-|παιδεία|lang2=grc|t1=sleep|t2=education}} hypno- (“sleep”) + Ancient Greek παιδεία (paideía, “education”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hypnopaedia (uncountable)
  1. Teaching (or learning) by subconscious means. Wikipedia link: Brave New World, sleep-learning Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sleep Synonyms: sleep-learning, sleep-teaching, hypnopædia [rare], hypnopedia [US] Related terms: hypnopaedic, dormiphonics

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