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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
palliative /ˈpalɪətɪv/

▶adjective relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dealing with the cause. ▶noun a palliative remedy or medicine.

– derivatives
palliatively adverb.

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