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  • 11Relief (sculpture) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Relief. Bas relief du temple de Banteay Srei, province de Siemreap, Cambodge, vers 967 …

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  • 12relief — Synonyms and related words: ADC, CYSP sculpture, Medicaid, Medicare, abatement, agent, aid, aid and comfort, alimony, allayment, alleviation, allotment, allowance, alterative, alternate, alternative, anaglyph, anaglyptics, anaglyptography,… …

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  • 13relief — I re•lief [[t]rɪˈlif[/t]] n. 1) alleviation of or deliverance from pain, distress, anxiety, oppression, etc 2) a feeling of comfort or ease caused by such alleviation or deliverance 3) gov money, food, or other help given to those in poverty or… …

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  • 14relief — {{11}}relief (1) ease, alleviation, early 14c., from Anglo Fr. relif, from O.Fr. relief assistance, lit. a raising, that which is lifted, from stressed stem of relever (see RELIEVE (Cf. relieve)). Meaning aid to impoverished persons is attested… …

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  • 15relief — /rəˈlif / (say ruh leef) noun 1. (sometimes followed by from) deliverance, alleviation, or ease through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc. 2. a means of relieving, or a thing that relieves pain, distress, anxiety, etc. 3. help or… …

  • 16relief valve — A pressure control valve in any fluid system, which limits the pressure in the system by releasing it at a preset value. The pressure is not allowed to be built up above this preset figure. A typical oil pressure relief valve …

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  • 17high relief — Relief Re*lief (r? l?f ), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See {Relieve}, and cf. {Basrelief}, {Rilievi}.] 1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or… …

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  • 18low relief — Relief Re*lief (r? l?f ), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See {Relieve}, and cf. {Basrelief}, {Rilievi}.] 1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or… …

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  • 19Art Du Relief Rupestre Dans L'antiquité Iranienne — Distribution par provinces des reliefs rupestres antiques en Iran L’art du relief rupestre est pratiqué par plusieurs civilisations au cours de l antiquité iranienne depuis la fin du IIIe millénaire av. J. C. jusqu’au …

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  • 20Art du relief rupestre dans l'antiquite iranienne — Art du relief rupestre dans l antiquité iranienne Distribution par provinces des reliefs rupestres antiques en Iran L’art du relief rupestre est pratiqué par plusieurs civilisations au cours de l antiquité iranienne depuis la fin du IIIe… …

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