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physician
What does physician mean?
physician (noun): a licensed medical practitioner.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use physician in a sentence?
- Consult your physician. (Tatoeba sentence #10062273 by Amastan, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce physician?
/fəˈzɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does physician come from?
From Middle English fisicien, from Old French fisicïen (“physician”) (Modern French physicien (“physicist”)).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of physician?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “physician”?
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What does “physician” mean?
the operator of a motor vehicle
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a licensed medical practitioner
Right! That's what “physician” means.
something that exerts influence
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a location or position in space
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Which word is closest in meaning to “physician”?
doctor
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season
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school
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number
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