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palliatives

palliatives is the plural of palliative.

Meaning of palliative

Noun

palliative (plural palliatives)

  1. Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.
    • The radiation and chemotherapy were only palliatives.

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Questions about palliatives

What is palliatives the plural of?
Palliatives is the plural of palliative.

Words near palliatives in the dictionary

  1. palliation
  2. palliations
  3. palliative
  4. palliative care
  5. palliatively
  6. palliatives
  7. palliativist
  8. palliativists
  9. palliator
  10. palliators
  11. palliatory

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