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soma

1

[ soh-muh ]

noun

Biology.
plural somata somas.
  1. the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.


soma

2

[ soh-muh ]

Soma

3

[ soh-muh ]

Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of carisoprodol.

-soma

4
  1. a variant of -some 3, used especially in the formation of names of zoological genera:

    Schistosoma.

soma

1

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. the body of an organism, esp an animal, as distinct from the germ cells
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

soma

2

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. an intoxicating plant juice drink used in Vedic rituals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of soma1

1830–40; < New Latin < Greek ô body

Origin of soma2

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1820–30

Origin of soma3

< New Latin < Greek ô
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of soma1

C19: via New Latin from Greek ō the body

Origin of soma2

from Sanskrit
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In Huxley’s novel, people are addicted to entertainment and medicate themselves with the fictional drug “soma.”

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In Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel “Brave New World,” a pill called soma makes people instantly forget their troubles.

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Somatic practice — named for “soma” or the living body — is a way to connect the mind and body that encourages internal attentiveness.

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They’re trained and conditioned to take a drug called soma to keep their “levels” steady, and everyone seems mostly chill with it, clicking their pen-like dispensers at regular intervals as they interact with each other.

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Emotions are neutered via the regular administration of a drug known as soma, which keeps everyone in their place and guarantees a place for everyone.

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