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How to pronounce “palliative”

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Pronunciation guide for palliative

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of palliative with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
My Big Idea (Ep. 1): A Joyful Way to Get OutsidePalliative and end-of-life care has become a real sort of passion
Definition summary
Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.

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How to pronounce palliative

My Big Idea (Ep. 1): A Joyful Way to Get Outside

Palliative and end-of-life care has become a real sort of passion

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “palliative”

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
  • (medicine) 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]
  • (medicine) Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.

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