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pharmacy.

A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɑːməsi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɑɹməsi/General-American
  1. A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.

    countable
  2. The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.

    uncountable
  3. The role or occupation of a pharmacist.

    uncountable
  4. A collection, group or set of drugs or similar products; a set of drugs taken.

    collective · countable · uncountable
    In that neighborhood, you could find a dealer for any drug, a whole pharmacy of chemical distractions.
    He hoped to get off the pharmacy of medications that quack put him on.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English pharmacy, borrowed from Middle French pharmacie (“the art of creating drugs; a drug, especially a laxative”), from Old French farmacie, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), of uncertain but likely Pre-Greek origin. Attested since late 14th century.

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