"officinal" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌɒfɪˈsaɪnəl/ Forms: more officinal [comparative], most officinal [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪnəl Etymology: From French, from Latin officīna (“a workshop”), contracted from opificīna, from opifex (“a workman”); opus (“work”) + faciō (“to make or do”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French, {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} officinal (comparative more officinal, superlative most officinal)
  1. (dated) Medicinal. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-officinal-en-adj-W2kmzAD8
  2. (obsolete, rare) Used in a shop, or belonging to it. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-officinal-en-adj-QUwxHl43
  3. (obsolete, pharmaceutical) Kept in stock by apothecaries; said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not magistral. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-officinal-en-adj-3X2L4GYS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 92 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 9 11 80

Adjective [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-officinal.wav Forms: officinale [feminine], officinaux [masculine, plural], officinales [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{fr-adj}} officinal (feminine officinale, masculine plural officinaux, feminine plural officinales)
  1. officinal, medicinal
    Sense id: en-officinal-fr-adj-lNLkb3E6 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: alliaire officinale, angélique officinale, anis officinal, bourrrache officinale, cétérach officinal, chiendent officinal, cochléaire officinale, consoude officinale, cornouiller officinal, cresson officinal, cynoglosse officinale, datura officinal, dompte-venin officinal, épiaire officinale, fumeterre officinale, galanga officinal, galéga officinal, gingembre officinal, grémil officinal, guimauve officinale, hysope officinale, jasmin officinal, kermès officinal, lycopode officinal, matricaire officinale, mélilot officinal, mélisse officinale, millepertuis officinal, nerprun officinal, pariétaire officinale, peucédan officinal, pissenlit officinal, plantain officinal, primevère officinale, pulmonaire officinale, romarin officinal, rue officinale, saponaire officinale, sassafras officinal, sauge officinale, sceau-de-Salomon officinal, scinque officinal, sisymbre officinal, souci officinal, valériane officinale, véronique officinale, verveine officinale

Inflected forms

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