APOTHECARY | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Apothecary

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin apothecarius, from Latin apotheca, from Greek apothēkē ‘storehouse’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈpɒθɪk(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs

Short Definition:

person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs

Examples:
  • eventually he became an apothecary, which allowed him to pursue his interest in chemistry

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