
potion
Meaning
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A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/pəʊ.ʃən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English pocioun, borrowed from Old French pocion, from Latin pōtiō (“a drinking”), pōtiōnis, from pōtāre (“to drink”). Doublet of poison.
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