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for⋅mu⋅lar⋅y

[fawr-myuh-ler-ee] noun, plural -lar⋅ies, adjective
–noun
1. a collection or system of formulas.
2. a set form of words; formula.
3. Pharmacology. a book listing pharmaceutical substances and formulas for making medicinal preparations.
4. Ecclesiastical. a book containing prescribed forms used in the service of a church.
–adjective
5. of or pertaining to a formula or formulas: the formulary aspect of a science.
6. of the nature of a formula: He dispenses easy, formulary solutions to our problems.

Origin:
1535–45; < MF formulaire; see formula, -ary
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for·mu·lar·y   (fôr'myə-lěr'ē)   
n.   pl. for·mu·lar·ies
  1. A book or other collection of stated and fixed forms, such as prayers.

  2. A statement expressed in formulas.

  3. A fixed form or pattern; a formula.

  4. A book containing a list of pharmaceutical substances along with their formulas, uses, and methods of preparation.

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Main Entry: for·mu·lary
Pronunciation: 'for-my&-"ler-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lar·ies
: a bookcontaining a list of medicinal substances and formulas —see NATIONAL FORMULARY
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formulary for·mu·lar·y (fôr'myə-lěr'ē)
n.
A book containing a list of pharmaceutical substances along with their formulas, uses, and methods of preparation.

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