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dispensatory

/dɪsˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-pen-sato-ry
IPA
/dɪsˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.

noun

A book containing a systematic description of drugs and of preparations made from them.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dispēnsātōrius, and the noun dispēnsātōrium. Compare Latin dispēnsātor, dispēnsō and English dispense.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dispēnsātōrius

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪsˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/
  • British English: /dɪsˈpɛnsətəɹi/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

more dispensatory (comparative) most dispensatory (superlative) dispensatories (plural)

Derived Forms

dispensatorily

Frequently Paired Words

codex formulary pharmacopoeia

Questions

How do you pronounce dispensatory?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/.
What does dispensatory mean?
Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.
Where does dispensatory come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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