how to pronounce palliative

/ˈpæl.i.ə.tɪv/

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meanings of palliative

adjective:

Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.

noun:

Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.

palliative frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word palliative occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.