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- DictionaryE·lix·ir/əˈliksər/
noun
- 1. a magical or medicinal potion: "an elixir guaranteed to induce love"
- 2. a particular type of medicinal solution: "a cough elixir"
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Definition of elixir noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “medicinal powder”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ɪˈlɪksə(ɹ)/, /ə-/, /-ɪə(ɹ)/ 2. Rhymes: -ɪksə(ɹ)
Noun
elixir (plural elixirs) 1. (alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold. 1.1. 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, published 2004, page 59: 1.1.1. For Chinese alchemists, gold held the key to the Elixir, the Eastern equivalent of the Philosopher's Stone. 2. (alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternallife. 3. (by extension) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea. 3.1. 2015, The Boston Globe, Steven Pinker, T...
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin eligo. Doublet of esleer. Compare Portuguese eleger and Spanish elegir.
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “medicinal powder”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
References
1. “eligir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022. 2. “elig” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018. 3. “elexir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013. 4. “elixir” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG. 5. “elixir” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Comp...
Alternative forms
1. alixir, elixerium, elixer, elixirium (medieval, New Latin)
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Koine Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “medicinal powder”), ellipsis of ξηρίον φάρμακον (xēríon phármakon, literally “dry powder medicine”) from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
Pronunciation
1. (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈlik.sir/, [ɛˈlʲɪks̠ɪr] 2. (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈlik.sir/, [eˈliksir]
Noun
elixir m (plural elixires) 1. (alchemy) elixir (liquid which was believed to turn non-precious metals to gold) 2. (fiction)a magical potion
Etymology
Borrowed from French élixir.
Noun
elixir n (plural elixire) 1. elixir
Noun
elixir m (plural elixires) 1. Alternative spelling of elíxir
Further reading
1. “elixir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
1. a (1) : a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold. (2) : a substance held capable of prolonging life indefinitely. b (1) : cure-all. (2) : a medicinal concoction. 2. : a sweetened liquid usually containing alcohol that is used in medication either for its medicinal ingredients or as a flavoring. 3. : the essential principle.
1 ENTRIES FOUND: elixir (noun) elixir /ɪ ˈ lɪksɚ/ noun. plural elixirs. Britannica Dictionary definition of ELIXIR. [count] : a magical liquid that can cure illness or extend life. the elixir of life.
Elixir is a functional programming language based on Erlang/OTP. It is specifically geared towards building large, scalable, fast and fault tolerant applications.
What does the noun elixir mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun elixir, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. elixir has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
Overview. elixir. Quick Reference. A magical or medicinal potion; in alchemy, a preparation which was supposed to be able to change metals into gold. The word is recorded from late Middle English and comes via medieval Latin from Arabic al-'iksīr, and ultimately from Greek xērion ‘powder for drying wounds’.
