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alto-relievo (al′tō ri lē′vō)

noun pl. alto-relievos -·vos

high relief

Etymology: < It alto, high + rilievo, relief; sp. infl. by relief

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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