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The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration.

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  1. n. The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration.
  2. n. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
  3. The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. "Amelioration of human affairs." J. S. Mill.
  4. The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated;making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. "Amelioration ofhuman affairs." J. S. Mill.
  5. n:100 n. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better