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PLACEBOES
PLACEBO
placebo
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead
placebo
(noun) an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
placeboes
plural of placebo
Source: Wiktionary
PLACEBO
Pla*ce"bo, n. Etym: [L., I shall please, fut. of placere to please.]
1. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: The first antiphon of the vespers for the dead.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A prescription intended to humor or satisfy. To sing placebo, to agree with one in his opinion; to be complaisant to. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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