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remedial
What does remedial mean?
remedial (adjective): tending or intended to rectify or improve.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use remedial in a sentence?
- A remedial reading course. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Remedial education. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce remedial?
/ɹɪˈmidiəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does remedial come from?
From Latin remediālis.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to remedial
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “remedial” mean?
tending or intended to rectify or improve
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related to an empire, emperor, or empress
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existing as a part or portion; incomplete
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consisting of different elements; various
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