mezzo-relievo

noun

mez·zo-re·lie·vo | \ ˌmet-(ˌ)sō-ri-ˈlē-(ˌ)vō

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, -rēl-ˈyā-(ˌ)vō, ˌmed-(ˌ)zō-\

variants: or mezzo-rilievo

plural mezzo-relievos

Definition of mezzo-relievo

: sculptural relief intermediate between bas-relief and high relief

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