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narcoleptic

nar·co·lep·tic

uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to narcolepsy

noun

1.

a person who has narcolepsy

2.

a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep

Origin

From narco- (“pertaining to sleep”) + -leptic (“of or relating to a condition of seizing”).

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