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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 — Nepenthe. Ronsard. Nepenthe est appelé en Homere un bruvage ayant telle vertu, que quiconque en buvoit, pour ce jour là ne pouvoit sentir en son esprit aucune fascherie. Le mot est composé de {{t=g}}nê{{/t}} qui signifie privation et… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
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 — *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
