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somnifuge

somnifuge noun: something that prevents or drives away sleep.

Noun

somnifuge (plural somnifuges)

  1. (rare) Something that prevents or drives away sleep.

Forms of somnifuge

pluralsomnifuges

Origin of somnifuge

From somni- + -fuge.

Questions about somnifuge

What does somnifuge mean?
Somnifuge means something that prevents or drives away sleep.
What part of speech is somnifuge?
Somnifuge is a noun.
What is the plural of somnifuge?
The plural of somnifuge is somnifuges.

Words near somnifuge in the dictionary

  1. somniferousness
  2. somnific
  3. somnificity
  4. somnified
  5. somnifies
  6. somnifuge
  7. somnifuges
  8. somnify
  9. somnifying
  10. somniloquacious
  11. somniloquence

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