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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Hypnosis

/hĭp-nōs'-əs/ · Hyp·no·sis · IPA /hɪpˈnoʊsɪs/
01 n. Supervention of sleep.
  1. 1.
    Supervention of sleep.(Med.) [Outdated]
  2. 2.
    The condition of being hypnotized.
  3. 3.
    A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
  4. 4.
    The art or skill of hypnotism.