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Palliative

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpælɪətɪv

Definitions

Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.

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Examples

“The radiation and chemotherapy were only palliatives.”
“Mary heard with sorrow, and fear also, of the projected journey; but the altered expression of Isabella's countenance was a great palliative—dreadful as it was that her husband should love⟳ another...”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

palliative care Palliatively Palliatives palliativist Palliator Pallid

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