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Noun alleviation has 2 senses
- relief, alleviation, assuagement - the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
--1 is a kind of comfort
- easing, easement, alleviation, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
--2 is a kind of decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
--2 has particulars:
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