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See also:Relief,reliéf,andreliëf

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Frenchrelief(“assistance”), fromOld Frenchrelever(“to relieve”), fromLatinrelevare(“to raise up, make light”). See alsorelieve.

Noun

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relief (countable anduncountable,pluralreliefs)

  1. The removal ofstress ordiscomfort.
    Synonyms:ease,alleviation,liss,respite;see alsoThesaurus:consolation
    I sighed withrelief when I found out that my daughter hadn't got lost, but was waiting for me at home.
  2. The feelingassociated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
    Synonyms:ease,alleviation,liss
    • 1907 January,Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, inThe Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen,→OCLC:
      Tony's face expressedrelief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one,[…].”
    • 2020 April 8, Philip Haigh, “Out of the current crisis we could see meaningful changes”, inRail, page56:
      DfT's action was greeted with greatrelief in many quarters.
  3. Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another.
  4. The person who takes over ashift for another.
    Synonyms:stand-in,substitute,backup,fill-in
    Officer Schmidt can finally go home because hisrelief has arrived.
    • 1963 February, “Motive Power Miscellany: London Midland Region”, inModern Railways, page136:
      At Leeds arelief crew was waiting—but without arelief locomotive; after some discussion, the new men offered to take on the A3. [...].
  5. Aid orassistance offered in time of need.
    Relief arrived quickly after the disaster.
    • 1950 November, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Southern England”, inRailway Magazine, page772:
      On busy days, they also may be seen bowling along the Brighton main line, north of Keymer Junction, with arelief Newhaven boat express,[…].
  6. (law) Court-orderedcompensation,aid, orprotection, aredress.
  7. Alowering of atax through specialprovisions;tax relief.
  8. A certainfine orcomposition paid by theheir of atenant upon thedeath of theancestor.
  9. (golf) Permission for a player to move their ball to a more convenient spot before taking a shot, under certain circumstances.
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Translations
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removal of stress or discomfort
feeling associated with removal of stress or discomfort
release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another
person who takes over a shift
humanitarian aid or assistance
aid or assistance offered in time of need
law: court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, redress
reduction in tax
composition on heir
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions atWiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked‌: "exemption, liberation, exoneration, derogation"

Etymology 2

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FromItalianrilievo, fromrilevare(“to raise”), fromLatinrelevō(“to raise”).

Noun

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relief (countable anduncountable,pluralreliefs)

The relief of Diana at the Amalienburg, in Munich (Germany)(sense 2)
Relief with twoputti and with acartouche, above a door from Paris(sense 2)
  1. (uncountable) Amethod ofsculpture or otherartwork in which shapes or figuresprotrude from a flat background.
  2. (countable) Asculpture or otherartwork made with such a method.
    Synonym:embossing
  3. The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation inlight orcolor.
  4. The difference ofelevations on a surface.
    Synonyms:texture,topography
    therelief on that part of the Earth's surface
    • 1947 January and February, “A Winter's Day on the Tyneside”, inRailway Magazine, page 29, photo caption:
      The approach to Newcastle (Central) Station from the north after a heavy snowfall. The complicated track layout is thrown into clearrelief by the snow [referring to dark rails poking through the snow]
  5. Relativedistinctness,perceiveddifference due tocontrast.
  6. (heraldry) The supposed projection of acharge from the surface of afield, indicated byshading on thesinister and lower sides.
Derived terms
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Translations
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type of artwork
apparent difference in elevation
difference of elevations on a surface

Adjective

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relief (comparativemorerelief,superlativemostrelief)

  1. (of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities.
  2. Of or used inletterpress.

Anagrams

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Danish

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DanishWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchrelief

Noun

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relief n (singular definiterelieffet,plural indefiniterelieffer)

  1. relief (work of art)

Inflection

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Declension ofrelief
neuter
gender		singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativereliefrelieffetreliefferreliefferne
genitivereliefsrelieffetsrelieffersrelieffernes

References

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld French, fromrelever.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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relief m (pluralreliefs)

  1. projection,relief
  2. (geography, mineralogy)relief, surfaceelevation
  3. (figuratively)contrast,definition,offset(against something else)
    (mettre en relief) Makeevident; giveemphasis (to something), makestand out,highlight.
  4. (sculpture)relief

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Polish

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PolishWikipedia has an article on:
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relief

Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchrelief.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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relief m inan (related adjectivereliefowy)

  1. (sculpture)relief(sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat backgroung)
    Synonym:płaskorzeźba
  2. (geology)relief,landform,terrain(area of land or the particular features of it)
    Synonym:rzeźba terenu

Declension

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Declension ofrelief
singularplural
nominativereliefreliefy
genitivereliefureliefów
dativereliefowireliefom
accusativereliefreliefy
instrumentalreliefemreliefami
locativereliefiereliefach
vocativereliefiereliefy

Related terms

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adverbs

Further reading

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  • relief inWielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • relief in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • relief in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchrelief.

Noun

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relief n (pluralreliefuri)

  1. relief (difference of elevations on the Earth's surface)

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Swedish

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Noun

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relief c

  1. arelief (type of artwork)

Declension

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Declension ofrelief
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitereliefreliefs
definitereliefenreliefens
pluralindefiniterelieferreliefers
definitereliefernareliefernas

Derived terms

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References

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