/ ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk; NAmE ˌsɑːp-/ adjective
( formal ) making you want to go to sleep :
the soporific effect of the sun
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin sopor sleep + -ific .
/ ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk; NAmE ˌsɑːp-/ adjective
( formal ) making you want to go to sleep :
the soporific effect of the sun
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin sopor sleep + -ific .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005