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Seer vs Physic - What's the difference?

seer | physic |

As nouns the difference between seer and physic

is that seer is (seasonal energy efficiency ratio) while physic is (countable) a medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.

As an adjective physic is

relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.

As a verb physic is

to cure or heal; to treat or administer medicine, especially to purge.

seer

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

(en noun)
  • Agent noun of see; one who sees something; an eyewitness.
  • Someone who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.

    • Etymology 2

    See sihr.

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

    * * * English agent nouns ----

    physic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * physick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.

    • Noun

  • (countable) A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.
  • (uncountable) The art or profession of healing disease; medicine.
  • (obsolete) A physician.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Derived terms

    * physician

    Verb

  • To cure or heal; to treat or administer medicine, especially to purge.