ALLEVIATION
\ɐlˌiːvɪˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɐlˌiːvɪˈeɪʃən], \ɐ_l_ˌiː_v_ɪ__ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of ALLEVIATION
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- 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
- 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
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