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alleviation
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Alleviation
(gcide) | Alleviation \Al*le`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. alleviatio.]
1. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or
severity; mitigation; relief.
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2. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable.
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I have not wanted such alleviations of life as
friendship could supply. --Johnson.
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alleviation
(wn) | alleviation
n 1: the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed
or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded
with relief" [syn: relief, alleviation, assuagement]
2: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or
annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant
pain" [syn: easing, easement, alleviation, relief] |
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Alleviation
(gcide) | Alleviation \Al*le`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. alleviatio.]
1. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or
severity; mitigation; relief.
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2. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable.
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I have not wanted such alleviations of life as
friendship could supply. --Johnson.
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