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单词 mitigation
释义 mit·i·ga·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈgāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English mitigacioun, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French mitigation, from Latin mitigation-, mitigatio, from mitigatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of mitigating or state of being mitigated:
 a. : abatement or diminution of something painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous : alleviation, moderation, palliation
  < the cure, prevention, or mitigation of disease — Encyc. Americana >
  < prison in mitigation of the death sentence — Melitta Schmideberg >
 b. obsolete : qualification, limitation
2. : a mitigating thing or fact
 < a large number of drugs and mitigations … at the clinic — Journal American Medical Association >
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