alleviation
[uh-lee-vee-ey-shuh n]
noun
the act of alleviating.
something that alleviates or palliates.
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Origin of alleviation
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alleviation
early 15c., from Middle French aleviacion or directly from Medieval Latin alleviationem (nominative alleviatio), noun of action from past participle stem of alleviare (see alleviate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper