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syrup
syrup [ sírrəp ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. sweet liquid: a liquid made of sugar dissolved in water by heating, widely used in sweet cookery. Syrups vary in density and strength, and can be boiled down to form caramel.
2. flavoured sweet liquid: a flavoured thick sweet liquid
3. pharmacology pharmaceutical liquid: a thick sweet liquid used to convey oral medicines
4. food 
Same as  golden syrup
5. sentimentality: excessive sentimentality ( informal )

[14th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin siropus< Arabic šarāb 'drink']
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