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Word: Optician
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from French opticien, from medieval Latin optica ‘optics’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɒpˈtɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person qualified to prescribe and dispense glasses and contact lenses, and to detect eye diseases (ophthalmic optician) or to make and supply glasses and contact lenses (dispensing optician).
Short Definition:person who prescribes and dispenses glasses
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