ɪˌtɔr noun, plural sup·pos·i·to·ries.
a solid, conical mass of medicinal substance that melts upon insertion into the rectum or vagina.
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| —n , pl -ries | |
| med an encapsulated or solid medication for insertion into the vagina, rectum, or urethra, where it melts and releases the active substance | |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin suppositōrium, from Latin suppositus placed beneath, from suppōnere; see | |
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Suppository
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
suppository
1392, from M.L. suppositorium, noun use of neut. of L.L. suppositorius "placed underneath or up," from L. suppositus, pp. of supponere "put or place under" (see suppose).
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suppository sup·pos·i·to·ry (sə-pŏz'ĭ-tôr'ē)
n.
A small plug of medication designed to melt at body temperature within a body cavity other than the mouth, especially the rectum or vagina.
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