| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Morpheus |
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| (MAWR-fee-uhs) A Roman god of sleep and dreams. | 1 |
| Someone who is in the arms of Morpheus is asleep. | 2 |
| The narcotic morphine was named after Morpheus. | 3 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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