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opiate

UK/ˈəʊpiˌeɪt/ US/ˈoʊpiˌeɪt/ rare

noun

1.

a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

Origin

From Middle English opiate, from Medieval Latin opiātus.

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