releases

Noun

release (countable and uncountable, plural releases)

1. The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
   • Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200
2. The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
3. Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
   • The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases.
4. That which is released, untied or let go.
   • They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.
5. The giving up of a claim, especially a debt.
6. Liberation from pain or suffering.

   Synonyms:

   alleviation, relief, comfort, consolation, ease, liss, respite, solace

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