Nepenthe

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A drug mentioned in the Odyssey as a remedy for grief.
  • n. Something that induces forgetfulness of sorrow or eases pain.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as nepenthes. 1.
    • Word Usage
    "Egyptians they found something they called nepenthe, and the Theban women knew how to compound it."
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