"paregoric" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pæɹɪˈɡɒɹɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɛɹɪˈɡɔɹɪk/ [General-American] Forms: more paregoric [comparative], most paregoric [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρηγορικός (parēgorikós, “soothing”), from παρηγορέω (parēgoréō, “to console, comfort”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|παρηγορικός||soothing}} Ancient Greek παρηγορικός (parēgorikós, “soothing”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} paregoric (comparative more paregoric, superlative most paregoric)
  1. Assuaging or soothing pain.
    Sense id: en-paregoric-en-adj-PDZNhL2D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: paregorick [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /pæɹɪˈɡɒɹɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɛɹɪˈɡɔɹɪk/ [General-American] Forms: paregorics [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρηγορικός (parēgorikós, “soothing”), from παρηγορέω (parēgoréō, “to console, comfort”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|παρηγορικός||soothing}} Ancient Greek παρηγορικός (parēgorikós, “soothing”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paregoric (countable and uncountable, plural paregorics)
  1. A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain; specifically the traditional patent medicine consisting of camphorated tincture of opium. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: PG [slang]
    Sense id: en-paregoric-en-noun-nh6eK4Mt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: paregorick [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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