alleviation

[ uh-lee-vee-ey-shuh n ]
/ əˌli viˈeɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of alleviating.
something that alleviates or palliates.

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Origin of alleviation

1615–25; < Medieval Latin alleviātiōn- (stem of alleviātiō), equivalent to alleviāt(us) (see alleviate) + -iōn- -ion

Words nearby alleviation

allergy, allesthesia, allethrin, alleviant, alleviate, alleviation, alleviative, alleviator, alley, alley cat, alley cropping
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Words related to alleviation

mitigation, assuagement, easement, ease, comfort, abatement, remedy, palliation, palliative

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