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alto-relievo
(redirected from High-relief)

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al·to-re·lie·vo also al·to-ri·lie·vo  (lt-r-lv, ält-rl-yv)
n. pl. al·to-re·lie·vos also al·to-ri·lie·vi (-rl-yv)

[Italian altorilievo : alto, high; see alto + rilievo, relief; see bas-relief.]

alto-relievo, alto-rilievo [ˌæltəʊrɪˈliːvəʊ]
n pl -vos
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) another name for high relief
[from Italian]


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