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melioration

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  1. 1. n. The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. a condition superior to an earlier condition Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the word/linguistic">linguistic word/process">process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning Source: wordnet
  5. 5. The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement. Bacon. Source: webster
  6. 6. The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of beingmeliorated; improvement. Bacon. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n. the word/linguistic">linguistic word/process">process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning Source: ecdict

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