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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Hapax legomenon? #169412 08/03/07 05:19 AM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra OP addict OP Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Quote: praedormitary adjective of or relating to the twilight state of semi-consciousness immediately preceding sleep. ORIGIN ? I found this word in Speak, Memory by Nabokov. It gets 4 Google-hits, all from said memoir. I prepared the definition myself, based on hypnopompic: Quote: hypnopompic adjective of or relating to the twilight state of semi-consciousness immediately preceding waking up. ORIGIN from Greek hupnos "sleep" and pompe "sending away". Is it in a dictionary? What might the origin of this wonderful word be? Last edited by Hydra; 08/03/07 05:23 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Hapax legomenon? Hydra 08/03/07 05:19 AM Re: Hapax legomenon? tsuwm 08/03/07 06:10 AM Re: Hapax legomenon? Hydra 08/03/07 06:58 AM Re: Hapax legomenon? tsuwm 08/03/07 07:47 AM Re: Hapax legomenon? zmjezhd 08/03/07 02:53 PM Re: Hapax legomenon? Faldage 08/03/07 09:57 AM Re: Hapax legomenon? Hydra 08/11/07 05:17 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,997 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 729 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,958 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,956 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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