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- [oh-pee-uh m]
- /ˈoʊ pi əm/
- /ˈəʊ.pi.əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-pee-uh m]
- /ˈoʊ pi əm/
Definitions of opium word
- noun 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. 1
- noun opium anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the mind or emotions. 1
- noun opium A reddish -brown heavy-scented addictive drug prepared from the juice of the opium poppy, used as a narcotic and in medicine as an analgesic. 1
- noun opium narcotic obtained from poppies 1
- noun opium sthg that dulls the senses 1
- uncountable noun opium Opium is a powerful drug made from the juice or sap of a type of poppy. Opium is used in medicines that relieve pain or help someone sleep. 0
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Origin of opium
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek ópion poppy juice, equivalent to op(ós) sap, juice + -ion diminutive suffix
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Parts of speech for Opium
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opium popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
opium usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for opium
noun opium
- narcotic — any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- drug — the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood.
- heroin — a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- morphine — a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 3 ⋅H 2 O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.
- opiate — a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
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