pharmacy

English

Etymology

From Old French farmacie (modern French pharmacie), from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), from Ancient Greek φαρμακίς (pharmakís, “witch”).

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Noun

pharmacy (countable and uncountable, plural pharmacies)

  1. (countable) A place where prescription drugs are dispensed, a dispensary.
  2. (uncountable) The science of medicinal substances comprising pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry and forensics.
  3. (uncountable) The occupation of a pharmacist.

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Further reading

  • pharmacy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • pharmacy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • pharmacy at OneLook Dictionary Search
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