n., pl., -vos.
See half relief.
[Italian mezzorilievo : mezzo, half (from Latin medius; see medium) + rilievo, relief; see relievo.]
mezzo-relievo
Dictionary:
mez·zo-re·lie·vo (mĕt'sō-rĭ-lē'vō, -rēl-yā'vō, mĕd'zō-, mĕz'ō-) 
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n., pl., -vos.
See half relief.
| Architecture: mezzo-relievo |
Midway between high-relief and bas-relief.
| WordNet: mezzo-relievo |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
Synonyms: mezzo-rilievo, half-relief
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