US /ˈlɑz.ɪnd͡ʒ/ UK /ˈlɒz.ɪnd͡ʒ/
noun Freq #55503

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a small medicated tablet or sweet, often used for a sore throat

    She took a throat lozenge before speaking.

  2. 2
    noun

    a diamond-shaped figure with four equal sides

    The window was patterned with blue lozenges.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a small medicated tablet or... medicated sweettablet
2 noun · a diamond-shaped figure... rhombusdiamond
Word family
Forms lozengedlozenges
Derived forms lozenges
Related forms pastillecandy

Etymology

From Middle English losenge, from Old French losenge, 'rhombus'.

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