paregoric

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρηγορικός (parēgorikós, soothing), from παρηγορέω (parēgoréō, to console, comfort).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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.
    • 1934, James T. Farrell, chapter 16, in The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan:
      They bought paregoric in the drug store and drank it. They formed a drugged and stupefied line against the side of the drug store building. Studs was so helpless that Red Kelly had to take him home.
    • 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN:
      My local doctor promises to accompany me ashore, spare no expense to obtain powerful paregorics & remain at my bedside until my recovery is compleat, even if Prophetess must leave for California without us.

Derived terms

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  • PG (slang)

Adjective

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paregoric (comparative more paregoric, superlative most paregoric)

  1. Assuaging or soothing pain.
    paregoric elixir

Romanian

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Etymology

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From paregorie +‎ -ic.

Noun

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paregoric n (plural paregorice)

  1. consolation

Declension

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References

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  • paregoric in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN