palliation

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /pælɪˈeɪʃən/

Noun

palliation

1. The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief.
   • 1985, Anthony Burgess, The Kingdom of the Wicked

     Una nox dormienda means that one final night that has to be slept through after a few score years of pain and its palliations, of pleasure and disgust after pleasure.

2. Extenuation; mitigation.

Translations

• Russian: облегчение

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