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BLUE JEW Power In The Entymology: relief

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relief 1 of 2 noun re·​lief   ri-ˈlēf  Synonyms of  relief 1 :  a payment made by a male feudal tenant to his lord on succeeding to an inherited estate 2 a :  removal or lightening of something oppressive, painful, or distressing b :  WELFARE   sense 2a c :  military assistance to an endangered post or force d :  means of breaking or avoiding monotony or boredom  :  DIVERSION 3 :  release from a post or from the performance of duty 4 :  one that takes the place of another on duty 5 :  legal remedy or redress 6 [French, from Middle French, from Italian  rilievo  relievo] a :  a mode of sculpture in which forms and figures are distinguished from a surrounding plane surface b :  sculpture or a sculptural form executed in this mode c :  projecting detail, ornament, or figures 7 a :  sharpness of outline due to contrast a roof in bold  relief  against the sky b :  the state of b...