pharmacy

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Pronunciation

enPR: fär'-mə-si, IPA ^(key): /ˈfɑrməsi/, SAMPA: /"fArm@si/
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Noun

Singular
pharmacy

Plural
pharmacies

The mortar and pestle, a symbol of pharmacists and pharmacies

(countable) A pharmacy is a place someone can get prescription medicine.
- Synonyms: drugstore and chemist's
On the way home I need to pick up my medicine at the pharmacy.
(uncountable) Pharmacy is the study of chemicals and substances that are used as medicine.
(uncountable) Pharmacy is the work that a pharmacist does.

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