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Meaning:

Noun:

  • The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
  • A diminution of tone, tension, or firmness; specifically in pathology: a looseness; a diminution of the natural and healthy tone of parts.
  • music The release following musical tension.
  • physics The transition of an atom or molecule from a higher energy level to a lower one.
  • Remission of attention or application.
  • Remission or abatement of rigor.
  • Unbending; recreation; a state or occupation intended to give mental or bodily relief after effort.

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