placebo meaning

placebo as a noun

1. an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug

   Type of: medicine

   Kinds: active placebo

2. (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead

   Type of: vesper

How to pronounce placebo

placebo is pronounced /pləˈsiːbəʊ/ in British English and /pləˈsiboʊ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with placebo

• gazebo