[ ˌhɪpnə(ʊ)'pɒmpɪk ]
■ adjective Psychology relating to the state immediately preceding waking up.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from Gk hupnos 'sleep' + pompē 'sending away' + -ic .
[ ˌhɪpnə(ʊ)'pɒmpɪk ]
■ adjective Psychology relating to the state immediately preceding waking up.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from Gk hupnos 'sleep' + pompē 'sending away' + -ic .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004