alleviation
The act of alleviatingThe act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
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» Agriculture has a great influence on poverty alleviation.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
(countable, uncountable)The act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
Examples
3 sentencesAgriculture has a great influence on poverty alleviation.
The alleviation of poverty is an issue which confronts governments around the world.
Through this, Bangladesh has achieved success in poverty alleviation.
Translations
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Forms
plural: alleviations| Singular | alleviation |
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Synonyms
12 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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