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affirmative

n. in linguistics, the form of a sentence used to make a positive assertion about something rather than a negative statement or a question (see interrogative).

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November 21st 2024

ethnopsychopharmacology

ethnopsychopharmacology

n. the branch of pharmacology that studies ethnic and cultural variations in the use of and response to psychoactive agents across divergent groups, as well as the mechanisms responsible for such differences. —ethnopsychopharmacological adj.