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Som·nus (säm′nəs)

noun

Rom. Myth. the god of sleep: identified with the Greek Hypnos

Etymology: L, sleep < IE *swopnos < base *swep-, to sleep > Gr hypnos, sleep, Sans svapiti, (he) sleeps, OE swefan, to sleep

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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