"lightening" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 134:",
          "text": "Bradly did not think of Cora till he picked up her figure ahead of him on the downs, but with that he was aware of a sudden lightening of his spirits, and stepped out faster to overtake her.",
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        "The act or result of making something light or lighter."
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      "glosses": [
        "The sensation caused by the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity before the onset of labour"
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        "The removal of cargo (especially crude oil) from a vessel in order to reduce its draft"
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        "(nautical) The removal of cargo (especially crude oil) from a vessel in order to reduce its draft"
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