medicine
/ˈmedəsən/MEH-duh-suhn
/ˈmɛdəsən/MEH-duh-suhn
Meaningthe healing art
Common meaning: a drug or the science of healing
- medto heal; a doctorLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1122 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
- ineadjective ending: of the nature of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin medeor; medicus ‘to heal; a doctor’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry medeor, p. 1122 · dictionary scan
Roots
- medeor; medicus Latin “to heal; a doctor”
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