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How to pronounce “placebo”
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Pronunciation guide for placebo
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of placebo with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
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They also took a placebo for two weeks, in random order.
- Definition summary
- (medicine) A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment. [from 18th c.]
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How to pronounce placebo
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They also took a placebo for two weeks, in random order.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “placebo”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (medicine) A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment. [from 18th c.]
- (Roman Catholicism) The vespers sung in the office for the dead. [from 13th c.]
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