mezzo-relievo

mez·zo-re·lie·vo

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [met-soh, med-zoh, mez-oh ri-lee-voh, ril-yev-oh]
- /ˈmɛt soʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ, ˈmɛz oʊ rɪˈli voʊ, rɪlˈyɛv oʊ/
- /ˈmet.səʊ rɪ.ˈliː.vəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [met-soh, med-zoh, mez-oh ri-lee-voh, ril-yev-oh]
- /ˈmɛt soʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ, ˈmɛz oʊ rɪˈli voʊ, rɪlˈyɛv oʊ/

Definitions of mezzo-relievo word

noun plural mezzo-relievo sculptured relief intermediate between high relief and bas-relief. 1
noun mezzo-relievo carving in which the depth of the relief is halfway between that of high relief and low relief 0
noun mezzo-relievo sculpture in which the figures project halfway from the background 0

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Origin of mezzo-relievo

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1590-1600

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Parts of speech for Mezzo-relievo

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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mezzo-relievo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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