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Definition of soporific adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

soporific

adjective
 
/ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk/
 
/ˌsɑːpəˈrɪfɪk/
(formal)
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  1. making you want to go to sleep
    • the soporific effect of the sun
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    Oxford Collocations DictionarySoporific is used with these nouns:
    • effect
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin sopor ‘sleep’ + -ific.
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