( BrE ) ( NAmE phil·ter ) / ˈfɪltə(r); NAmE / noun
( literary ) a magic drink that is supposed to make people fall in love
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French philtre , via Latin from Greek philtron , from philein to love.
( BrE ) ( NAmE phil·ter ) / ˈfɪltə(r); NAmE / noun
( literary ) a magic drink that is supposed to make people fall in love
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French philtre , via Latin from Greek philtron , from philein to love.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005