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Definition of Alleviation
1. Noun. The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced. "As he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
2. Noun. The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance). "He asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Diminution, Reduction, Step-down
Specialized synonyms: Spasmolysis, Detente, Palliation, Liberalisation, Liberalization, Relaxation, Decompressing, Decompression
Derivative terms: Alleviate, Ease, Ease, Ease
Definition of Alleviation
1. n. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.
Definition of Alleviation
1. Noun. the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation ¹
2. Noun. the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alleviation
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Medical Definition of Alleviation
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1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress. "He seec the dire contagion spread so fast, That, where it seizes, all relief is vain." (Dryden)
2. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry. "For this relief much thanks;;tis bitter cold." (Shak)
3. That which removes or lessenc evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay.
4. A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant.
5. The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on wwhich it is formed.
Relief is of three kinds, namely, high relief (altorilievo), low relief, (basso-rilievo), and demirelief (mezzo-rilievo). See these terms in the Vocabulary.
6. The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc, to any figure.
7. The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Alleviation
Literary usage of Alleviation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oecd Economic Surveys: Mexico by OECD (2004)
"Poverty alleviation Poverty alleviation is one of the greatest policy challenges
for Mexico. 1n the aftermath of the Mexican crisis of 1994-95, ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"His first humanitarian activity was directed to the alleviation of the situation
of lunatics, the result of which was not only parliamentary regulation of ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1885)
"... containing, upon the whole, judicious directions for the prevention, alleviation,
and cure of the diseases of which it treats. SSC ART. XXV.—1. ..."
4. Technology and Poverty Reduction in Asia and the Pacific by Jorge Braga de Macedo, Tadao Chino (2002)
"Poverty alleviation in the People's Republic of China's Rural Areas: ...
Phase One (1978-1985): Poverty alleviation through Systemic Reform in Rural Areas ..."
5. Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History by William Stubbs (1890)
"This then is the alleviation which it is my will to secure to all the people of
that which they before this were too much oppressed with. ..."
6. Growth, Inequality, and Poverty in Rural China: The Role of Public Investments by Shenggen Fan, Linxiu Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang (2002)
"May 1991 The State Council approved the Report on the Work of Poverty alleviation
and Development in the Eighth Five-Year Plan by the Leading Group for ..."
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