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- [pluh-see-boh for 1; plah-chey-boh for 2]
- /pləˈsi boʊ for 1; plɑˈtʃeɪ boʊ for 2 /
- /pləˈsiː.bəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pluh-see-boh for 1; plah-chey-boh for 2]
- /pləˈsi boʊ for 1; plɑˈtʃeɪ boʊ for 2 /
Definitions of placebo word
- noun plural placebo Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology. a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine. a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically the efficacy of a biologically active preparation. 1
- noun plural placebo Roman Catholic Church. the vespers of the office for the dead: so called from the initial word of the first antiphon, taken from Psalm 114:9 of the Vulgate. 1
- noun placebo medication without active ingredient 1
- noun placebo medication: having psychological effect only 1
- countable noun placebo A placebo is a substance with no effects that a doctor gives to a patient instead of a drug. Placebos are used when testing new drugs or sometimes when a patient has imagined their illness. 0
- noun placebo an inactive substance or other sham form of therapy administered to a patient usually to compare its effects with those of a real drug or treatment, but sometimes for the psychological benefit to the patient through his believing he is receiving treatment 0
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Origin of placebo
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225 for def 2; 1775-85 for def 1; Middle English < Latin placēbō I shall be pleasing, acceptable
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Parts of speech for Placebo
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placebo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
placebo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for placebo
noun placebo
- catholicon — a remedy for all ills; panacea
- counteractant — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counteragent — a person or thing that counteracts
- countermeasure — A countermeasure is an action that you take in order to weaken the effect of another action or a situation, or to make it harmless.
- medicament — a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
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