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noun
A psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its medicinal effects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: recreational pharmaceutical
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: narcotic
History
From recreational + drug.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
