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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•e•gor•ic (par′i gôr′ik, -gor′-),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]- Drugsa camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.
- Drugsany soothing medicine;
anodyne.
adj. - Drugs[Archaic.]assuaging pain;
soothing.
- Greek parēgorikós soothing, equivalent. to paré̄gor(os) pertaining to consolatory speech (equivalent. to par- par- + -ēgor-, combining form of agorá̄ agora + -os adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ikos -ic
- Late Latin parēgoricus
- 1675–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: paregoric /ˌpærəˈɡɒrɪk/ n - a medicine containing opium, benzoic acid, camphor (English paregoric) or ammonia (Scottish paregoric), and anise oil, formerly widely used to relieve diarrhoea and coughing in children
Etymology: 17th Century (meaning: relieving pain): via Late Latin from Greek parēgorikos soothing, from parēgoros relating to soothing speech, from para-1 (beside, alongside of) + -ēgor-, from agoreuein to speak in assembly, from agora assembly |