or chiefly Brit  hyp*no*pae*dia  n :  instruction of a sleeping person esp. by means of recorded lessons - called also sleep-learning , sleep-teaching  hyp*no*pe*dic or chiefly Brit  hyp*no*pae*dic  adj 
 
 
 
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