pharmacy
noun
phar·ma·cy
ˈfär-mə-sē 
plural pharmacies
1
: the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs
2
a
: a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed
b
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There's a pharmacy in our grocery store now.
She's studying pharmacy at the university.
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Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
About two-thirds of adults get COVID-19 shots at pharmacies, and around 30% receive them at doctors’ offices, according to CDC data.
—Tom Murphy, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Allen reassigned one of his deputies and later blamed the shortage of personnel for the failure to maintain a perimeter around a home where a man had threatened to shoot up a pharmacy and a mall.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
The bakery can customize cakes and some stores also contain pharmacies and some outpatient healthcare services and consultation.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pharmacy
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“Pharmacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmacy. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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pharmacy
noun
phar·ma·cy
ˈfär-mə-sē
plural pharmacies
1
: the art, practice, or profession of preparing drugs according to a doctor's prescription
2
a
: a place where medicines are made or distributed
b
Medical Definition
pharmacy
noun
phar·ma·cy
ˈfär-mə-sē
plural pharmacies
1
: the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs
2
a
: a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed
a hospital pharmacy
b
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