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Apothecary
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Meaning
Noun
●
In American English, British English, Healthcare occupations, People, Scientists & Wicca:
Synonym of
pharmacist
: a person who
sells
medicine
, especially (historical) one who made and
sold
their own
medicines
in the
medieval
or
early modern
eras.
●
In Pharmacy:
Synonym of
pharmacy
: an apothecary's
shop
, a drugstore.
●
A
glass
jar
of the
sort
once used for
storing
medicine.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
apothecary
English
apotecaire
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
apothecarius
Latin
apotheca
Latin
ἀποθήκη
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Pharmacist
Pharmacy
Drugstore
Druggist
Chemist
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