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Meaning of diazepam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/dʌɪˈaz.ɪ.pam/

Definitions

A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly to relieve anxiety.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Diazepam
Español diazepam
Suomi diatsepaami
Français diazépam
日本語 ジアゼパム
Nederlands diazepam
Português diazepam

Examples

“2001: The most effective anti-anxiety drugs (tranquillizers) are the benzodiazepines, epitomized by diazepam (Valium®). — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 57)”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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