/ dɪˈpresə(r); NAmE / noun
= tongue depressor
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (in the general sense someone or something that depresses ): from Latin , from depress- pressed down, from the verb deprimere press down.
/ dɪˈpresə(r); NAmE / noun
= tongue depressor
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (in the general sense someone or something that depresses ): from Latin , from depress- pressed down, from the verb deprimere press down.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005