opium

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈoʊpi.əm/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈəʊpi.əm/

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• Hyphenation: opi‧um

Noun

Singular opium

Plural opiums or opia

Raw opium

1. (uncountable) Opium is a yellow-brown, addictive drug.

   China used to sell lots of opium which resulted in many deaths.

2. (countable) Anything that numbs.