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What is the noun for relief?

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relief
  1. The removal of stress or discomfort.
  2. The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
  3. The person who takes over a shift for another.
  4. Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
  5. (law) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
  6. A lowering of a tax through special provisions; short for tax relief.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “A rush of relief washed over Finn once he realized that Rey was safe.”
      “She decided to call on her best friend to get some relief from her mind-numbing boredom.”
      “Several agencies were enlisted to provide relief to victims of the natural disaster.”
relief
  1. A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
  2. The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
  3. The difference of elevations on a surface.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “A rush of relief washed over Finn once he realized that Rey was safe.”
      “She decided to call on her best friend to get some relief from her mind-numbing boredom.”
      “Several agencies were enlisted to provide relief to victims of the natural disaster.”
relieving
reliefe
  1. Obsolete spelling of relief
relievo
  1. (art) relief (surface carving)
  2. Examples:
    1. “On the east side the arms of Scotland, with a Cupid holding a thistle all in relievo.”
      “But there was one spot thrown into alto relievo by the sombre drapery of woe.”
      “Basso relievo, low relief or bas-relief, is used when the scale of projection is very much less than that of the other dimensions and there is no undercutting at all.”
relievement
  1. (obsolete) relief
  2. Examples:
    1. “I am heartbroken with a sense of relievement knowing you are now at rest and in peace.”
relievements
  1. plural of relievement
relievings
relievos
  1. plural of relievo
reliefs
  1. plural of relief
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “But as this year's Budget approaches, speculation is rife that certain exemptions and reliefs which currently exist are about to disappear.”
      “Liautaud's many animal reliefs exude a life force and presence reminiscent of the effects achieved by Jean Dubuffet.”
      “Green spokesman Dan Boyle said the Government had funked unfair tax reliefs and failed to tackle the Savage 16 welfare cuts.”
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