 melioration |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of relieving ills and changing for the better | |
| Synonyms: | betterment amelioration | |
| Related terms: | improvement better better | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a condition superior to an earlier condition | |
| Synonyms: | improvement | |
| Examples: | : "the new school represents a great improvement" |
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| Related terms: | decline condition development reformation renovation betterment better | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (linguistics) the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning | |
| Related terms: | drift better | |
| Similar spelling: |
meliorative meliorate |
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