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melioration

/ melioration /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
Type of:
drift
Derived:
better improve ameliorate meliorate
noun Sense 2
the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
Type of:
improvement
Derived:
better improve amend ameliorate meliorate
noun Sense 3
a condition superior to an earlier condition
"the new school represents a great improvement"
Opposites:
decline declination
Type of:
condition status
Kinds of:
betterment development reformation renovation restoration
Derived:
better improve amend ameliorate meliorate
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
1
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drift improvement condition status betterment development reformation renovation restoration decline declination