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ALLEVIANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alleviant mean? 

ALLEVIANT (noun)
  The noun ALLEVIANT has 1 sense:

1. remedy that alleviates pain without curingplay

  Familiarity information: ALLEVIANT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALLEVIANT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Remedy that alleviates pain without curing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

alleviant; alleviator; palliative

Hypernyms ("alleviant" is a kind of...):

curative; cure; remedy; therapeutic (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)

Derivation:

alleviate (provide physical relief, as from pain)


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