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ne·pen·the
\nə̇ˈpen(t)thē\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin nepenthes, from Greek nēpenthes, neuter of nēpenthēs banishing pain and sorrow, from nē- not + penthos grief, sorrow — more at no, pathos
1.
a. : a potion or drug used by the ancients to give forgetfulness of pain and sorrow and held by some to have been opium or hashish
b. : something capable of causing oblivion of grief or suffering
< only in occasional visits to the movies and lending libraries, in idle chatter and consoling gossip and scandal, and in the more unendurable cases to drink, can they find nepenthe — G.J.Nathan >
2. : a plant yielding nepenthe
• ne·pen·the·an \-ēən\ adjective |