pharmacy (/ˈfɑː.mə.si/)
noun · Intermediate · Daily Life
🔊 /ˈfɑː.mə.si/
Meaning
Meaning: medicine shop
A shop where medicines are prepared and sold.
Examples
🗣 He stopped at the pharmacy to collect the prescription his doctor had sent that morning.
Etymology
From Greek ‘pharmakeia’ (use of drugs), via Latin and Old French.
How & Where It’s Used
Where medicines are dispensed; British speakers also say ‘chemist’.
Tags: health, shopping