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re⋅me⋅di⋅al

  [ri-mee-dee-uhl]
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–adjective
1. affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
2. intended to correct or improve one's skill in a specified field: remedial math.
Origin:
1645–55; < LL remediālis. See remedy, -al 1

Related forms:
re⋅me⋅di⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. corrective.
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re·me·di·al   (rĭ-mē'dē-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Supplying a remedy.

  2. Intended to correct or improve deficient skills in a specific subject: remedial reading.

re·me'di·al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

remedial 
1651, "curing, relieving," from L. remedialis "healing, curing," from L. remedium (see remedy). Educational sense of "concerned with improving skills" is first recorded 1924.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re·me·di·al
Pronunciation: ri-'mE-dE-&l
Function: adjective
1 a : intended as or providing a remedy b : concerned with the correction, removal, or abatement of an evil, defect, or disease <remedial treatment of an inmate to improve behavior> remedial attention from a doctor> < a remedial statute correcting the previous law>
2 : of, relating to, or being a law enacted for the purpose of providing a method of enforcing an already existing substantive right : PROCEDURAL
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·me·di·al
Pronunciation: ri-'mEd-E-&l
Function: adjective
: affording a remedy : intended as a remedy<remedial surgery> —re·me·di·al·ly /-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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