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amelioration
[ uh-meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, uh-mee-lee-uh- ]
noun
- an act or instance of ameliorating or making better; the state of being ameliorated or made better:
the amelioration of working conditions.
- something that ameliorates; an improvement.
amelioration
/ əˌmiːljəˈreɪʃən /
noun
- the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
- something that ameliorates; an improvement
- Also calledelevation 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of amelioration1
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Example Sentences
The second year of our captivity passed—the same unvarying rotation of misery—no change, no amelioration of our condition.
We need a coordination of all the forces that make for social amelioration in modern life to correct present false impressions.
For every considerable amelioration the colony has been indebted to the whigs.
The most desirable amelioration of her lot will be secured by the admission of her free personality.
There appears no possibility of any real amelioration of their condition until they possess settled places of abode.
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