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MELIORATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of relieving ills and changing for the better
Synonyms:
amelioration; betterment; melioration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("melioration" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Derivation:
meliorate (get better)
meliorate (to make better)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("melioration" is a kind of...):
drift (a process of linguistic change over a period of time)
Derivation:
meliorate (get better)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A condition superior to an earlier condition
Example:
the new school represents a great improvement
Synonyms:
improvement; melioration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("melioration" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "melioration"):
betterment (an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility)
development (a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess))
reformation (improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs)
refurbishment; renovation; restoration (the state of being restored to its former good condition)
Derivation:
meliorate (get better)
meliorate (to make better)
