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nounSynonym of codeine.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκώδεια“capsule of the poppy, poppy head”
- Englishcodeia
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia, “capsule of the poppy, poppy head”); compare codeine.
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