"chemist shop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chemist shops [plural]
Etymology: In British, Australian, and New Zealand English chemist is a synonym for pharmacist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chemist shop (plural chemist shops)
  1. (British, Australia, New Zealand) Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone general store. Tags: Australia, British, New-Zealand Synonyms: pharmacy [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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