Engelsk navneord: melioration |
1. | melioration (om handling) the act of relieving ills and changing for the better |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | amelioration, betterment |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | improvement |
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2. | melioration (om tilstand) a condition superior to an earlier condition |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The new school represents a great improvement.
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | improvement |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | condition, status |
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| Mere specifikke termer | betterment, development, reformation, refurbishment, renovation, restoration |
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| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | declination, decline |
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3. | melioration (om proces) the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | drift |
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