hypnopedia
pronunciation
How to pronounce hypnopedia in British English: UK [hɪpnəʊ'pi:dɪə]
How to pronounce hypnopedia in American English: US [ˌhɪpnə'pidiə]
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- Noun:
- teaching during sleep (as by suing recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep)
Word Origin
- hypnopedia (n.)
- also hypnopaedia, "sleep-learning," 1932, from Greek hypnos "sleep" (see somnolence) + paideia "education" (see pedo-).