Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

narcotics

/nɑɹkˈɑtɪks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
nar-cotics
IPA
/nɑɹkˈɑtɪks/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of narcotic

adj

Pertaining to illicit drugs, especially psychoactive ones.

Etymology

From narcotic + -s.

Derived Forms

antinarcotics counternarcotics

Phrases

anti-narcotics counter-narcotics

Rhymes With

antibiotics robotics exotics semiotics astronautics hypnotics

Questions

How do you pronounce narcotics?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɑɹkˈɑtɪks/.
What does narcotics mean?
plural of narcotic
Where does narcotics come from?
From narcotic + -s.

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