amelioration
IPA: ʌmiɫjɝˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- The act of making better.
- An improvement.
- (linguistics) The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.
- (philosophy) An ameliorative change of a concept or a repertoire of concepts.
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Examples of "amelioration" in Sentences
- Parliament offered no amelioration.
- Otherwise, nice work on its amelioration.
- The criticisms all end with an amelioration.
- It is an amelioration of conditions or quality.
- There was no possibility for any amelioration or recovery.
- The doctor interfered and obtained an amelioration of the rules.
- In this sense, an amelioration pattern is transformational in character.
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