adj. 1. Inducing sleep; soporific. 2. Of, relating to, or occurring in the state of intermediate consciousness preceding sleep: hypnagogic hallucinations. [French hypnagogique : Greek hupnos, sleep; see HYPNO- + Greek agōgos, leading (from agein, to lead; see ag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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