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Melioration

Melioration Meaning & Definition
Melioration Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Melioration?

[n] the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
[n] the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
[n] a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Melioration: amelioration | betterment | improvement

Related Terms | Find terms related to Melioration:

See Also | betterment | condition | development | drift | improvement | reformation | renovation | restoration | status

Melioration In Webster's Dictionary

\Mel`io*ra"tion\, n. [L. melioratio.] The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement. --Bacon.

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