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How to pronounce “opium

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Pronunciation guide for opium

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of opium with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Sea of Poppiesthe period just before the Opium Wars uh
Definition summary
(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

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How to pronounce opium

Sea of Poppies

the period just before the Opium Wars uh

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “opium

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
  • (by extension, countable) Anything that numbs or stupefies.

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