1. (noun) amelioration, melioration, betterment
the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
Synonyms: amelioration, melioration, betterment, improvement, advance
2. (noun) improvement, melioration
a condition superior to an earlier condition
Synonyms: amelioration, melioration, betterment, improvement, advance
3. (noun) melioration
the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
Synonyms: amelioration, betterment, improvement
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