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Definition of: alto-relievo
(al′tō·ri·lē′vō) noun plural ·vos
High relief; sculptured or carved work in which the carving, figures, etc., stand out very strongly from the background: contrasted with bas-relief. See RELIEF. [<Ital.]
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