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apothecary
[ uh-poth-uh-ker-ee ]
/ əˈpɒθ əˌkɛr i /
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noun, plural a·poth·e·car·ies.
a druggist; a pharmacist.
a pharmacy or drugstore.
(especially in England and Ireland) a druggist licensed to prescribe medicine.
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apothecary
/ (əˈpɒθɪkərɪ) /
noun plural -caries
an archaic word for pharmacist
law a chemist licensed by the Society of Apothecaries of London to prescribe, prepare, and sell drugs
Word Origin for apothecary
C14: from Old French apotecaire, from Late Latin apothēcārius warehouseman, from apothēca, from Greek apothēkē storehouse
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