amelioration
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yəˈreɪ noun
1.
an act or instance of ameliorating; the state of being ameliorated.
2.
something that ameliorates; an improvement.
3.
melioration ( def 1 ).
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated |
| 2. | something that ameliorates; an improvement |
| 3. | linguistics Also called: elevation (of the meaning of a word) a change from pejorative to neutral or positively pleasant. The word nice has achieved its modern meaning by amelioration from the earlier sense foolish, silly |
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Amelioration
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Word Origin & History
amelioration
1650s, from Fr. amélioration, from O.Fr. ameillorer (12c.), from a "to" + meillior (Mod.Fr. meìlleur) "to better," from L.L. meliorare "improve," from L. melior "better," perhaps originally "stronger," and related to Gk. mala "very, very much."
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Example sentences
They are our problems, and their solution or amelioration is the responsibility of us all, irrespective of race.
Solutions to these problems will also result in amelioration of the global warming problem, if it exists.
Let the amelioration in our laws of property proceed from the concession of the rich, not from the grasping of the poor.
Certainly, both have tremendous power to aid in the amelioration of global poverty.
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