| 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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