Dictionary![]() ![]() ne•pen•thePronunciation: (ni-pen'thē), [key] —n. 1. a drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble. 2. anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness, esp. of sorrow or trouble. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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