PLACEBOS

Noun

placebos

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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