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NARCOLEPTIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("narcoleptic" is a kind of...):

hypnotic; soporific (a drug that induces sleep)

Derivation:

narcoleptic (of or relating to narcolepsy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who has narcolepsy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("narcoleptic" is a kind of...):

diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)

Derivation:

narcoleptic (of or relating to narcolepsy)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to narcolepsy

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

narcolepsy (a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep)

Derivation:

narcolepsy (a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep)

narcoleptic (a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep)

narcoleptic (a person who has narcolepsy)

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