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palliation

  • /pælɪˈeɪʃən/

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Borrowed from Middle French palliation, from Latin palliare (“to cloak; to conceal”), from Latin pallium (“cloak”). By surface analysis, palliate + -ion.

noun palliations

  1. countable, uncountable The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief. The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. There is something humiliating about it.
  2. countable, uncountable Extenuation; mitigation. The strong hand of the law is around your life and your wealth, but he who takes from you all that renders them valuable, the chances are, that his offence will find palliation and excuse; nay, that the laughers will be on his side.

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"palliation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/palliation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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palliation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/palliation

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"palliation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/palliation.

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@misc{palliation_2026,
  title = {palliation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/palliation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}