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Meaning of elixir in English
Pronunciation
/əˈlɪksər/
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Noun
elixir
Etymology
late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Arabic al-'iksīr, from al‘the’ + 'iksīr from Greek xērion‘powder for drying wounds’ (from xēros‘dry’)
Definitions
1.
a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste
2.
a substance believed to cure all ills