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demi-rilievo

demi-rilievo noun: half relief; sculpture in relief, whose figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.

Noun

demi-rilievo (uncountable)

  1. Half relief; sculpture in relief, whose figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.

Origin of demi-rilievo

From demi- + Italian rilievo.

Questions about demi-rilievo

What does demi-rilievo mean?
Demi-rilievo means half relief; sculpture in relief, whose figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.
What part of speech is demi-rilievo?
Demi-rilievo is a noun.

Words near demi-rilievo in the dictionary

  1. demi-mondaine
  2. demi-mondaines
  3. demi-monde
  4. demi-mondes
  5. demi-pointe
  6. demi-rilievo
  7. demi-savage
  8. demi-sec
  9. demi-secs
  10. demi-tasse
  11. demi-tasses

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