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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
alleviative
 
SYLLABICATION:al·le·vi·a·tive
PRONUNCIATION:  -lv-tv
VARIANT FORMS: also al·le·vi·a·to·ry (--tôr, -tr)
ADJECTIVE: Reducing pain or severity; palliative: alleviative treatment for an incurable disease.
 
 
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