Meaning

2 senses

  1. Synonym of theriacal: of or related to theriac.

  2. (obsolete)Synonym of medicinal.

Origin

From Medieval Latin theriacum, from Ancient Greek θηριακὸν (thēriakòn) and Late Latin ther

From Medieval Latin theriacum, from Ancient Greek θηριακὸν (thēriakòn) and Late Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακὴ (thēriakḕ, “of or related to poisonous reptiles”), from θηρίον (thēríon, “little beast”) + -κός (-kós), from θήρ (thḗr, “beast”) + -ίον (-íon, diminutive suffix). Doublet of theriaca.

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Forms

more theriac, most theriac
Comparativemore theriac Lesson
Superlativemost theriac Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
theriacalmedicinal

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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