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apothecary definition

apoth·ecary (ə pät̸h′ə ker′ē)

noun pl. apothecaries -·car′·ies

  1. a pharmacist or druggist
  2. a drugstore or pharmacy

Etymology: ME apotecarie < OFr < ML apothecarius, shopkeeper, apothecary (in LL, warehouseman) < L apotheca, storehouse < Gr apothēkē < apo-, away + tithenai, to put: see do

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