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pharmacy

Syllabification: (phar·ma·cy)

Pronunciation: /ˈfärməsē/

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Definition of pharmacy

noun (plural pharmacies)

a store where medicinal drugs are dispensed and sold.
the science or practice of the preparation and dispensing of medicinal drugs.

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting the administration of drugs): from Old French farmacie, via medieval Latin from Greek pharmakeia 'practice of the druggist', based on pharmakon 'drug'

Spell pharmacy and the related words pharmaceutical and pharmacist with an a after the m.