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paregoric
noun
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Word History
French parégorique mitigating pain, from Late Latin paregoricus, from Greek parēgorikos, from parēgorein to talk over, soothe, from para- + agora assembly, from ageirein to gather
circa 1827, in the meaning defined above
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“Paregoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paregoric. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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