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le relief

/ʁə.ljɛf/ noun · masculine B1
  1. projection, relief
  2. relief, surface elevation
  3. contrast, definition, offset (against something else) (figuratively)
  4. relief

Plural reliefs

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Un instant cette tête demeura immobile comme un de ces reliefs de pierre qui décorent le bâtiment ; puis avec un long soupir de désappointement la tête disparut.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 989 · C1

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