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amelioration

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a·me·lio·ra·tion  (-mly-rshn)
n.
1. The act or an instance of ameliorating.
2. The state of being ameliorated; improvement.
amelioration [əˌmiːljəˈreɪʃən]
n
1. the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
2. something that ameliorates; an improvement
3. (Linguistics) 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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.amelioration - the act of relieving ills and changing for the betteramelioration - the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
melioration, betterment
improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
amelioration
noun improvement, advance, recovery, amendment, correction, enhancement, change for the better, upswing, betterment, melioration a demand for amelioration of conditions
Translations
amelioration [əˌmiːlɪəˈreɪʃən] N (frm) → mejora f, mejoramiento m
amelioration [əˌmiːljəˈreɪʃən] n (formal) [conditions, situation, problem, effects] → amélioration f
amelioration of sth, amelioration in sth → amélioration de qch
amelioration
n (form) → Verbesserung f
amelioration [əˌmiːlɪəˈreɪʃ/ən] n (frm) → miglioramento
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To this catalogue of circumstances that tend to the amelioration of popular systems of civil government, I shall venture, however novel it may appear to some, to add one more, on a principle which has been made the foundation of an objection to the new Constitution; I mean the ENLARGEMENT of the ORBIT within which such systems are to revolve, either in respect to the dimensions of a single State or to the consolidation of several smaller States into one great Confederacy.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
Tell him also what you have just told me -- that Mazarin has placed me in the pavilion of the orangery in order to make me a visit, and assure him that I shall take advantage of this honor he proposes to accord to me to obtain from him some amelioration of our captivity.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that for the first time in history whole populations found themselves regularly supplied with more than enough to eat, and the vital statistics of the time witness to an amelioration of hygienic conditions rapid beyond all precedent, and to a vast development of intelligence and ability in all the arts that make life wholesome.
The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context
 
 
 
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