[nɑːˈkɒtɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a drug or other substance that affects mood or behaviour and is consumed for non-medical purposes, especially one sold illegally
(e.g: the narcotics were found stashed in their luggage)

- a drug that relieves pain and induces drowsiness, stupor, or insensibility
(e.g: pethidine, usually given as an injection, is a narcotic which causes drowsiness)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French narcotique, via medieval Latin from Greek narkōtikos, from narkoun ‘make numb’

[nɑːˈkɒtɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or denoting drugs that affect mood or behaviour and are consumed for non-medical purposes
(e.g: consumption of narcotic substances)

- having the effect of relieving pain and inducing drowsiness, stupor, or insensibility
(e.g: the substance has a mild narcotic effect)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French narcotique, via medieval Latin from Greek narkōtikos, from narkoun ‘make numb’