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- [lawd-n-uh m, lawd-nuh m]
- /ˈlɔd n əm, ˈlɔd nəm/
- /ˈlɔdnəm/
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- [lawd-n-uh m, lawd-nuh m]
- /ˈlɔd n əm, ˈlɔd nəm/
Definitions of laudanum word
- noun laudanum a tincture of opium. 1
- noun laudanum Obsolete. any preparation in which opium is the chief ingredient. 1
- noun laudanum An alcoholic solution containing morphine, prepared from opium and formerly used as a narcotic painkiller. 1
- noun laudanum drug: liquid opium 1
- uncountable noun laudanum Laudanum was a medicine containing opium that was used in the past as a painkiller. 0
- noun laudanum a tincture of opium 0
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Origin of laudanum
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; orig. Medieval Latin variant of ladanum; arbitrarily used by Paracelsus to name a remedy based on opium
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Parts of speech for Laudanum
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laudanum popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for laudanum
noun laudanum
- anesthetic — relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
- opium — the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- painkiller — a drug, treatment, or anything else that relieves pain, especially an analgesic.
- dope — any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- sedative — tending to calm or soothe.
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