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remedial

re·me·dial

UK/ɹɪˈmiː.dɪəl/ US/ɹɪˈmi.di.əl/ rare

adjective

1.

tending or intended to rectify or improve

  • “a remedial reading course”
  • “remedial education”
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2.

tending to cure or restore to health

  • “curative powers of herbal remedies”
  • “her gentle healing hand”
  • “remedial surgery”
  • “a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air”
  • “a therapeutic agent”
  • “therapeutic diets”
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Origin

From Latin remediālis. By surface analysis, remedy + -al.

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