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English noun: betterment | |||
| 1. | betterment (event) a change for the better; progress in development | ||
| Synonyms | advance, improvement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shift, transformation, transmutation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accommodation, adjustment, conservation, elaboration, fitting, preservation, recovery, refinement, resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification | ||
| 2. | betterment (state) an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | improvement, melioration | ||
| 3. | betterment (act) the act of relieving ills and changing for the better | ||
| Synonyms | amelioration, melioration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | improvement | ||
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