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Placebo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • placebo noun A harmless substance given as if it were medicine, with no real active ingredient.

Senses

Placebo is used for these senses in English:

  • placebo (medicine) A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment. [from 18th c.]
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