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Definition of optic noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

optic

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/ˈɒptɪk/

/ˈɑːptɪk/

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a device for measuring out exact amounts of strong alcoholic drinks in a bar
Word Originlate Middle English: from French optique or medieval Latin opticus, from Greek optikos, from optos ‘seen’.

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