ALLEVIATION
\ɐlˌiːvɪˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɐlˌiːvɪˈeɪʃən], \ɐ_l_ˌiː_v_ɪ__ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of ALLEVIATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
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the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
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By Noah Webster.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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- a 1. the act of combining air with another substance, or the state of being filled with air.
- a 1. to infuse air into; to combine air with.
- a a club or association of persons interested in a