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Word: Officinal
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 17th century (as a noun denoting an officinal medicine): from medieval Latin officinalis ‘used as a storeroom for medicines’, from Latin officina ‘workshop’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɒfɪˈsiːnl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈfɪsɪnl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a herb or drug) standardly used in medicine.
Short Definition:(of herb or drug) standardly used in medicine
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