noun
Freq #16309
Meanings
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1
noun
The state of resting and being free from work, stress, or worry.
She listens to music for relaxation after a long day.
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2
noun
The act of making a rule or control less strict.
The relaxation of travel rules allowed more tourists to visit.
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Forms
relaxations
Derived forms
antirelaxationbronchorelaxationmyorelaxationnonrelaxationoverrelaxationpilorelaxationrelaxationalunderrelaxationvasorelaxation
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin relaxatio, relaxationis; equivalent to relax + -ation.
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