apothecary
/əˈpɒθəkəɹi/noun
High School
1
Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
2
Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
3
A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
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Words that share the same ending sound pattern
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Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
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Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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