ALLEVIATION


Meaning of ALLEVIATION in English

/euh lee'vee ay"sheuhn/ , n.

1. the act of alleviating.

2. something that alleviates or palliates.

[ 1615-25; alleviation- (s. of alleviatio ), equiv. to alleviat ( us ) (see ALLEVIATE) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .