/ ˈlɪŋktəs; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( BrE ) thick liquid medicine that you take for a sore throat or a cough :
cough linctus
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Latin , from lingere to lick.
/ ˈlɪŋktəs; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( BrE ) thick liquid medicine that you take for a sore throat or a cough :
cough linctus
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Latin , from lingere to lick.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005