designating or of the state intermediate between sleep and complete wakefulness: hypnopompic visions
Origin of hypnopompic
hypno- + Classical Greek pomp?, procession (see pomp) + -ichypnopompic
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hypnopompic
adjective
Of or relating to the partially conscious state that precedes complete awakening from sleep.
Origin of hypnopompic
From hypno- Greek pompē a sending away ; see pomp .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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hypnopompic - Medical Definition
adj.
Of or relating to the partially conscious state that precedes complete awakening from sleep.
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