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nepenthe Tweet Definition of nepenthe Like Definition of nepenthe on Facebook
noun 
  1. A drug described in Homer's Odyssey that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow.
  2. Anything which effects the welcome forgetfulness of such sorrow.
Etymology: Latin nÄpenthes < Greek (nÄpenthÄs, soothing sorrow): - (nÄ, a negative prefix) + (penthos, grief, sorrow).

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