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· Latin
relevare
2 English words descend from Latin
relevare
, most common first.
relief
The removal of stress or discomfort.
bas-relief
A low or mostly-flat sculpture which is carved into a wall, or is in the form of a tile mounted flat to a wall, rather than a fully three-dimensional, free-standing figure.