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amelioration

English

Alternative forms

  • melioration (archaic)

Etymology

From French amélioration.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??mi?li???e???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

amelioration (countable and uncountable, plural ameliorations)

  1. The act of making better.
    Antonym: deterioration
  2. An improvement.
    Synonym: revamp
  3. (linguistics) The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.
    Antonym: pejoration

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melioration

English

Etymology

From Latin meli?r?ti?.

Noun

melioration (countable and uncountable, plural meliorations)

  1. Archaic form of amelioration.

Interlingua

Noun

melioration (plural meliorationes)

  1. improvement, amelioration

Related terms

  • melior
  • meliorar

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