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laudanum definition

lau·da·num (lôd′'n əm)

noun

  1. Archaic any of certain opium preparations
  2. a solution of opium in alcohol

Etymology: ModL, altered use (by Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus) of ML var. of ladanum: see labdanum

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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