apothecary
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apothecary sing (pl.: apothecaries)
- (antico), (medicina) farmacista
- he works as an apothecary - lavora come farmacista
- (antico), (medicina) farmacia
Ascolta la pronuncia (US) :
dal francese antico apotecaire (da cui anche il francese moderno apothicaire), a sua volta dal latino apothecarius, "negoziante", derivato di apotheca, "negozio, bottega, magazzino", derivato dal greco antico ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē), "magazzino"
- (farmacista) pharmacist
- (farmacia) pharmacy, drugstore
in entrambe le accezioni, la parola è, se non obsoleta, antiquata; almeno nel Regno Unito tuttavia resta relativamente comune l'espressione apothecary's shop per indicare, con sapore antico, una farmacia
- The Free Dictionary, edizione online
- Merriam-Webster, Versione on-line
- WordReference.com, Versione on-line Inglese-Italiano
- Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary