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al·le·vi·a·tive  audio  (-lv-tv) KEY  also al·le·vi·a·to·ry  (--tôr, -tr) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Reducing pain or severity; palliative: alleviative treatment for an incurable disease.



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