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English noun: melioration | |||
| 1. | melioration (act) the act of relieving ills and changing for the better | ||
| Synonyms | amelioration, betterment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | improvement | ||
| 2. | melioration (state) a condition superior to an earlier condition | ||
| Samples | The new school represents a great improvement. | ||
| Synonyms | improvement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | betterment, development, reformation, refurbishment, renovation, restoration | ||
| Antonyms | declination, decline | ||
| 3. | melioration (process) the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drift | ||
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