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(n.) A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; - by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nepenthe'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/nepenthe.html. 1828.
 
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