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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Al·to-ri·lie·vo n.; pl. Alto-rilievos   Sculp. High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo.
 Note: ☞ When the figure stands only half out, it is called mezzo-rilievo, demi-rilievo, or medium relief; when its projection is less than one half, basso-rilievo, bas-relief, or low relief.
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