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Amelioration

see synonyms of amelioration

Noun

1. amelioration, betterment, melioration

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

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Amelioration

see synonyms of amelioration
noun
1. 
the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
2. 
something that ameliorates; an improvement
3. Also called: elevation linguistics
(of the meaning of a word) a change from pejorative to neutral or positively pleasant. The word nice has achieved its modern meaning by amelioration from the earlier sense foolish, silly

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Amelioration

see synonyms of amelioration
n.
1. The act or an instance of ameliorating.
2. The state of being ameliorated; improvement.

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