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Word: Pharmacy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (denoting the administration of drugs): from Old French farmacie, via medieval Latin from Greek pharmakeia ‘practice of the druggist’, based on pharmakon ‘drug’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɑːməsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a shop or hospital dispensary where medicinal drugs are prepared or sold
Short Definition:shop or hospital dispensary where medicinal drugs are prepared or sold
Examples:- the local pharmacy
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