"alleviation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/ Forms: alleviations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alleviation (countable and uncountable, plural alleviations)
  1. the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-alleviation-en-noun-QnU51qw9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44
  2. the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-alleviation-en-noun-BgLLUbEY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (alleviation): تَخْفِيف (taḵfīf) [masculine] (Arabic), تَسْكِين (taskīn) [masculine] (Arabic), 減輕 (Chinese Mandarin), 减轻 (jiǎnqīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 緩和 (Chinese Mandarin), 缓和 (huǎnhé) (Chinese Mandarin), allégement [masculine] (French), soulagement [masculine] (French), Erleichterung [feminine] (German), Linderung [feminine] (German), Milderung [feminine] (German), 軽減 (keigen) (alt: けいげん) (Japanese), 緩和 (kanwa) (alt: かんわ) (Japanese), levamentum [neuter] (Latin), alívio [masculine] (Portuguese), облегче́ние (oblexčénije) [neuter] (Russian), смягче́ние (smjaxčénije) (Russian), alivio [masculine] (Spanish), lättnad [common-gender] (Swedish), поле́гшення (poléhšennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'alleviation': 0 0

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