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basso-relievo

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bas⋅so-re⋅lie⋅vo

  [bas-oh-ri-lee-voh]
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–noun, plural -vos.
bas-relief.
Origin:
1660–70; < It basso rilievo low relief
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bas·so-re·lie·vo   (bās'ō-rĭ-lē'vō)   
n.   pl. bas·so-re·lie·vos
See low relief.

[Italian bassorilievo; see bas-relief.]
low relief  
n.  Sculptural relief that projects very little from the background. Also called bas-relief, basso-relievo.
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