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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

alleviamento

Pronunciation / Transliteration: alleviamento

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Alleviation/əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'obiettivo principale è l'alleviamento della povertà."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of making suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe.

    "The medicine brought about a quick alleviation of his pain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'alleviation' originates from the Latin 'alleviare', meaning 'to lighten' or 'to relieve', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from a general sense of making lighter to specifically referring to the reduction of pain or distress.

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