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    re·lief
    [rəˈlēf]
    noun
    relief (noun) · reliefs (plural noun) · light relief (noun) · light reliefs (plural noun) · high relief (noun) · low relief (noun)
    1. a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress:
      "much to her relief, she saw the door open"
    2. assistance, especially in the form of food, clothing, or money, given to those in special need or difficulty:
      "raising money for famine relief" · "relief workers"
      • a remission of tax normally due:
        "people who donate money to charity will receive tax relief"
      • law
        the redress of a hardship or grievance.
      • the action of raising the siege of a besieged town:
        "the relief of Mafeking"
      • baseball
        the role of a relief pitcher.
    3. the state of being clearly visible or obvious due to being accentuated in some way:
      "the setting sun threw the snow-covered peaks into relief"
      • a method of molding, carving, or stamping in which the design stands out from the surface, to a greater (high relief) or lesser (low relief) extent:
        "he cast them in relief from molten metal"
      • a piece of sculpture in relief.
      • a representation of relief given by an arrangement of line or color or shading.
      • geography
        difference in height from the surrounding terrain; the amount of variation in elevation and slope in a particular area:
        "the sharp relief of many mountains"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French, from relever ‘raise up, relieve’, from Latin relevare ‘raise again, alleviate’.
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