(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:43:40

Al*le`vi*a"tion (#), n. [LL. alleviatio.]

1.

The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.

2.

That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable.

I have not wanted such alleviations of life as friendship could supply. Johnson.

 

© Webster 1913.

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