Meaning of MELIORATION
| Pronunciation: | | `meelyu'reyshun
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | amelioration, betterment, improvement |
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| | Antonyms: | | declination, decline | | |
| | See Also: | | betterment, condition, development, drift, improvement, reformation, renovation, restoration, status | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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