lievennys — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abatement noun A reduction in the amount, degree or intensity of something, especially something unwanted such as noise, pollution or tax.
- commutation noun The act of swapping one thing for another.
- mitigation noun The act of reducing the severity, seriousness, or impact of something harmful.
Senses
lievennys is used for these senses in English:
- abatement The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]
- mitigation A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.
abatement — full definition
- noun A reduction in the amount, degree or intensity of something, especially something unwanted such as noise, pollution or tax.
- noun The legally required removal or containment of a hazard from a building or site.
- noun The act of formally ending or suspending a legal action or nuisance.
commutation — full definition
- noun The act of swapping one thing for another.
- noun The switch from paying in kind, such as through labor, to paying with money instead.
- noun (law) An official reduction of someone's punishment to something less severe.
- noun (linguistics) The swapping of one sound for another to show they are separate phonemes.
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