compte d'apothicaire

French edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃t d‿a.pɔ.ti.kɛʁ/
France (Aude) (file)

Noun edit

compte d’apothicaire m (plural comptes d’apothicaire)

(chiefly in the plural, derogatory) precise and complex calculations

Usage notes edit

Often used about people fretting over minutiae.

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