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   Psy·che·del·ic

   /ˌsīkəˈdelik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting drugs (especially LSD) that produce hallucinations and apparent expansion of consciousness: "psychedelic drugs"
   • ▪ (of music, especially rock) characterized by musical experimentation and drug-related lyrics: "a psychedelic cult band"
   • ▪ denoting or having an intense, vivid color or a swirling abstract pattern: "a psychedelic T-shirt"

   noun

   • 1. a psychedelic drug.

   Word Origin 1950s: formed irregularly from psyche1 + Greek dēlos ‘clear, manifest’ + -ic.

   Derivatives

   • 1. psychedelically adverb

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