Hypertext Webster Gateway: "alleviation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Alleviation \Al*le`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. alleviatio.]
1. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or
severity; mitigation; relief.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}, {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}, {relief}]
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