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noun
- The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief.
- 1985, Una nox dormienda means that one final night that has to be slept through after a few score years of pain and its palliations, of pleasure and disgust after pleasure. " Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked
Etymology: Old (and modern) French, from late Latin palliare "cover", from pallium.
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