Dictionary
an•o•dyne
Pronunciation: (an'u-dīn"), [key]—
n.
1. a medicine that relieves or allays pain.
2. anything that relieves distress or pain:
The music was an anodyne to his grief.
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adj.
1. relieving pain.
2. soothing to the mind or feelings.
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