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

suppository

noun
 
/səˈpɒzətri/
 
/səˈpɑːzətɔːri/
(plural suppositories)
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  1. a small piece of solid medicine that is placed in the rectum or vagina and left to dissolve gradually
    Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin suppositorium, neuter (used as a noun) of late Latin suppositorius ‘placed underneath’.
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