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| re·lief [ ri lf ] (plural re·liefs) |
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1. freeing of somebody from anxiety: a release from anxiety or tension, or the feeling of release, lightness, and cheerfulness that accompanies this
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2. factor that ends anxiety: a factor that ends a painful or stressful experience such as pain, hunger, or boredom
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3. stark contrast creating diversion: a factor forming a contrast to the general character of something else, especially something that breaks the monotony or tension of a longer experience
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4. prominence caused by contrast: uniqueness or prominence caused by contrast
  to bring out the differences in clear relief
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5. social welfare aid to those in need: public help in the form of money, food, clothing, shelter, or medicine, provided to people who are temporarily unable to care for themselves
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6. human resources replacement: somebody who assumes a task or duty when another completes his or her shift, or somebody who replaces another who is unable to work
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7. graphic arts sculpture projection from surface: the elevation of figures or shapes from a flat surface, as seen in sculpture, or their apparent elevation, as seen in painting
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8. sculpture graphic arts work of art: a work of art with figures or shapes in relief
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9. geography maps elevations of land: the variations in height of a land surface and its being shaped into hills and valleys
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10. printing printing process: a printing process that uses raised surfaces to apply ink to the paper, e.g. engraving
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11. military liberation from siege: the freeing of a besieged town, castle, fort, or strategic position by soldiers belonging to the same side as those under siege
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12. law redress awarded by court: compensation or redress for a wrong or hardship, awarded to a party by a court
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13. history payment to feudal lord: a payment made to a feudal lord by the descendant of a tenant in order to inherit a fief
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| [14th century. < Old French< relever (see relieve)] |
