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potion
[ poh-shuhn ]
/ ËpoÊ ÊÉn /
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noun
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers: a love potion; a sleeping potion.
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Origin of potion
1300â50; Middle English pocion<Latin pÅtiÅn- (stem of pÅtiÅ) a drinking, equivalent to pÅt(us), variant of pÅtÄtus, past participle of pÅtÄre to drink + -iÅn--ion; replacing Middle English pocioun<Anglo-French <Latin, as above
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British Dictionary definitions for potion
potion
/ (ËpÉÊÊÉn) /
noun
a drink, esp of medicine, poison, or some supposedly magic beverage
a rare word for beverage
Word Origin for potion
C13: via Old French from Latin pÅtiÅ a drink, especially a poisonous one, from pÅtÄre to drink
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Medical definitions for potion
potion
[ pÅâ²shÉn ]
n.
A liquid medicinal dose or drink.
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