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relief
noun
-
relief
A
pleasant
feeling
when
pain
,
worry
,
or
stress
is
reduced
or
disappears
.
•
After
finishing
the
exam
,
Maria
let
out
a
deep
sigh
of
relief
.
After
finishing
the
exam
,
Maria
let
out
a
deep
sigh
of
relief
.
•
The
painkiller
brought
instant
relief
to
his
aching
knee
.
The
painkiller
brought
instant
relief
to
his
aching
knee
.
From
Old
French
relief
,
from
relever
“
to
raise
,
lift
up
,”
ultimately
from
Latin
relevare
“
to
lighten
,
relieve
.”
noun
-
relief
Food
,
money
,
medical
care
,
or
other
help
given
to
people
in
need
,
especially
after
disasters
.
•
International
agencies
sent
emergency
relief
after
the
earthquake
.
International
agencies
sent
emergency
relief
after
the
earthquake
.
•
Volunteers
handed
out
food
relief
packages
at
the
shelter
.
Volunteers
handed
out
food
relief
packages
at
the
shelter
.
Extended
from
the
sense
of
“
removing
suffering
”
to
material
assistance
by
the
late
17th
century
.
noun
A
person
or
group
that
replaces
someone
so
they
can
rest
or
stop
working
.
•
The
night
guard
waited
until
the
relief
arrived
at
midnight
.
The
night
guard
waited
until
the
relief
arrived
at
midnight
.
•
A
relief
driver
took
over
the
bus
for
the
final
leg
of
the
journey
.
A
relief
driver
took
over
the
bus
for
the
final
leg
of
the
journey
.
From
the
notion
of
‘
easing
’
someone
’
s
labor
by
taking
their
place
,
found
in
military
usage
in
the
18th
century
.
noun
A
kind
of
sculpture
where
shapes
project
from
a
flat
background
.
•
The
museum
displayed
a
marble
relief
of
ancient
warriors
.
The
museum
displayed
a
marble
relief
of
ancient
warriors
.
•
Bas-relief
carvings
decorate
the
temple
walls
.
Bas-relief
carvings
decorate
the
temple
walls
.
Adopted
in
artistic
sense
during
the
Renaissance
,
from
Italian
‘
rilievo
’
meaning
‘
raised
work
.’
noun
-
relief
The
differences
in
height
and
shape
of
the
land
surface
in
a
region
.
•
The
map
uses
shading
to
show
the
mountain
relief
.
The
map
uses
shading
to
show
the
mountain
relief
.
•
Low-lying
coastal
plains
have
little
relief
.
Low-lying
coastal
plains
have
little
relief
.
Geological
use
dates
from
the
early
19th
century
,
applying
the
artistic
idea
of
raised
surfaces
to
natural
landforms
.
