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pharmacy

/ˈfɑɹməsi/ noun B1
  1. A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed. (countable)
  2. The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics. (uncountable)
  3. The role or occupation of a pharmacist. (uncountable)
  4. A collection, group or set of drugs or similar products; a set of drugs taken. (countable, uncountable) · In that neighborhood, you could find a dealer for any drug, a whole pharmacy of chemical distractions.· He hoped to get off the pharmacy of medications that quack put him on.

Plural pharmacies

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But if it is formed in the ordinary, then the opportunity is available to everyone, every day, in the line at the pharmacy, at the office printer and in the reply to an irritating email.
The Ethics of the Ordinary, p. 1 · C2

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