APOTHECARY


Meaning of APOTHECARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈpä-thə-ˌker-ē, -ˌke-rē ]

noun

( plural -car·ies )

Etymology: Middle English apothecarie, from Medieval Latin apothecarius, from Late Latin, shopkeeper, from Latin apotheca storehouse, from Greek apothēkē, from apotithenai to put away, from apo- + tithenai to put — more at do

Date: 14th century

1. : one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes

2. : pharmacy

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