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Nepenthe B&B — (El Castillo de La Fortuna,Коста Рика) Категория отеля: 1 звездочный отель Адрес: El Ca … Каталог отелей
Nepenthe — Ne*pen the, n. [Fr. Gr. ? removing all sorrow; hence, an epithet of an Egyptian drug which lulled sorrow for the day; ? not + ? sorrow, grief.] A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; by some supposed to have been opium… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nepenthe — index drug Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
népenthe — ou népenthès (né pin t ou népin tès ) s. m. Genre composé de sous arbrisseaux de l Afrique et de l Asie tropicale. ÉTYMOLOGIE Voy. népenthès … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
nepenthe — (n.) 1570s, nepenthes, from Gk. nepenthes, from ne no, not (see UN (Cf. un) ) + penthos pain, grief, from PIE *kwent(h) to suffer (see PATHOS (Cf. pathos)). A drug of Egypt mentioned in the Odyssey as capable of banishing grief or trouble from… … Etymology dictionary
nepenthe — *anodyne, opiate, narcotic … New Dictionary of Synonyms
nepenthe — [ni pen′thēz΄nē pen′thē, nipen′thē] n. [L nepenthes < Gr nepenthēs, removing sorrow < ne , not (see NO1) + penthos, sorrow, grief < IE base * kwenth , to suffer, bear > OIr cessaim, (I) suffer] 1. a drug supposed by the ancient Greeks … English World dictionary
Nepenthe — For other meanings of nepenthe , see Nepenthe (disambiguation). Nepenthe /nɨˈ … Wikipedia
nepenthe — /nəˈpɛnθi/ (say nuh penthee) noun 1. a drug or draught (or the plant yielding it) mentioned by ancient writers as capable of bringing forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble: *There is nothing but what will do you good; / and the drugs are simples;… …
Nepenthe (disambiguation) — Nepenthe may refer to: Nepenthe, a drug of forgetfulness mentioned in Greek mythology USS Nepenthe (SP 112), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission in 1917 Nepenthes, a tropical carnivorous plant genus This disambiguation page lists… … Wikipedia
