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agrypnotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
agryp-not-ic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Preventing sleep; causing wakefulness; insomniac.

noun

A medication that prevents sleep.

Etymology

From the Greek word άγρυπνος (ágrypnos) meaning sleepless.

Inflected Forms

more agrypnotic (comparative) most agrypnotic (superlative) agrypnotics (plural)

Questions

What does agrypnotic mean?
Preventing sleep; causing wakefulness; insomniac.
Where does agrypnotic come from?
From the Greek word άγρυπνος (ágrypnos) meaning sleepless.

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