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palliatives

/ˈpæliˌeɪtɪvz/ /ˈpeɪliˌeɪtɪvz/

Meanings
noun
Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.

Examples :

"The radiation and chemotherapy were only palliatives."
medicine

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Illustration palliative

palliative noun

/ˈpalɪətɪv/ /ˈpæli.eɪtɪv/

Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.

"The radiation and chemotherapy were only palliatives."

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particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration and

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

Illustration chemotherapy

chemotherapy noun

/ˌkiːmoʊˈθɛrəpi/ /ˌkɛmoʊˈθɛrəpi/

Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.

"My aunt is undergoing chemotherapy to treat her cancer. "

Illustration only

only noun

/ˈəʊn.li/ /ˈoʊn.li/

An only child.

"My only is my younger sister; she's the only child in our family. "

Illustration medicine

medicine noun

/ˈmed(ɪ).sn̩/ /ˈmɛ.dɪ.sɪn/

A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.

"The medicine helped my grandmother feel better after she had the flu. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration radiation

radiation noun

/ɹaɪ.di.ˈaɪ.ʃən/

The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.

"heat radiation"

Illustration were

were noun

/wɜːr/ /wər/

A man, a husband

"The were in my family is a kind and supportive man. "

Illustration palliates

palliates verb

/ˈpæliˌeɪts/ /ˈpæliˌeɪtɪz/

To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.

"The medication palliates the pain, making the headache more manageable. "