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Definition of: nepenthe
(ni·pen′thē) noun
1. A drug or potion supposed by the ancient Greeks to banish pain and sorrow.
2. Any agent causing oblivion. [<L <Gk. nēpenthēs free from sorrow <nē- not + penthos sorrow]
—ne·pen′the·an, ne·pen′thic adjective
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