veterinary
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/ of draught"”); compare with veterinarian.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɛt.ɹɪn.ɹi/, /ˈvɛ.tɪn.ɹi/, /-nɛɹ.i/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɛt.ə.ɹɪ.nɛɹ.i/, /ˈvɛt.ɹɪ.nɛɹ.i/, /ˈvɛ.tɪ.nɛɹ.i/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Adjective[edit]
veterinary (comparative more veterinary, superlative most veterinary)
- Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
- Max used all his veterinary knowledge to save the goose stuck in the fence.
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Translations[edit]
of or relating to the medical treatment of animals
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Noun[edit]
veterinary (plural veterinaries)
- A veterinary surgeon; a veterinarian.
- 1905, Frances Simpson, Cats for Pleasure and Profit, page 77:
- Mr. Ward may rightly be considered the wizard of the north, for he was the pioneer of "practical pussyology" apart from the regular qualified veterinary who may look with a kind and pitying eye on cats' ailments and infirmities […]
Translations[edit]
veterinarian — see veterinarian
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