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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Alleviation

/əl-ēvˌ-ē-āsh'-ən/ · Al·le·vi·a·tion · IPA /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.
  1. 1.
    The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.
  2. 2.
    That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable.
    “I have not wanted such alleviations of life as friendship could supply.” Johnson.