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relaxation

 noun
     
Related topics: Leisure
re‧lax‧a‧tion
1 [uncountable and countable]DL a way of resting and enjoying yourself:
I play the piano for relaxation.
Meditation allows you to enter a state of deep relaxation.
2 [uncountable] the process of making rules on the control of something less strict
relaxation of
a relaxation of government regulations
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