medic¹ /medˈik/

Medical

1. A physician (rare)
2. A medical student (informal)

medicasˈter noun (archaic)

A quack

Median /mēˈdi-ən/ (historical)

Of or relating to Media, an ancient kingdom NW of Persia (corresponding to modern NW Iran), its people, or their Indo-European language (also noun)

Mede noun

One of the people of Media, fused as a nation with the Persians about 500BC

Meˈdic adjective

Mēˈdism noun

The adoption of Persian interests, ie treachery to a Greek

Meˈdize or Meˈdise intransitive verb

1. To become Median, or like the Medians
2. To favour the Persians (called Medes by the Greeks)

To make Median

law of the Medes and Persians

A law that cannot be changed, ‘which altereth not’ (Bible, Daniel 6.12)

medick or medic /medˈik/

Any plant of the genus Medicago including lucerne, distinguished from clover by its spiral or sickle-shaped pods and short racemes

• pennycress
• pennycresses
• penny-dog
• penny-dogs
• penny dreadful
• penny-farthing
• penny-farthings
• penny-fee
• penny-fees
• penny gaff
• penny gaffs
• penny-in-the-slot
• pennyland
• pennylands
• penny loafer
• penny loafers
• penny mail
• penny mails
• penny-piece
• penny-pieces
• penny-pig
• penny-pigs
• penny-pinch
• penny-pinched
• penny-pinching