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palliation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Palliation \Pal`li*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. palliation.] 1. The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as the palliation of faults, offenses, vices. 2. Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease. --Bacon. 3. That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also the state of being covered or disguised. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: palliation n 1: easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause 2: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious [syn: {extenuation}, {mitigation}]
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