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amelioration
5 dictionary results for: amelioration
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
a·mel·io·ra·tion       [uh-meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, uh-mee-lee-uh-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.an act or instance of ameliorating; the state of being ameliorated.
2.something that ameliorates; an improvement.
3.melioration (def. 1).
[Origin: 1790–1800; ameliorate + -ion]

—Antonyms depreciation, pejoration.
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a·me·lio·ra·tion       (ə-mēl'yə-rā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act or an instance of ameliorating.
  2. The state of being ameliorated; improvement.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
amelioration 
1659, from Fr. amélioration, from O.Fr. ameillorer, from à "to" + mellior "to better," from L.L. meliorare "improve," from L. melior "better," perhaps originally "stronger," and related to Gk. mala "very, very much." Ameliorate (v.) is from 1767. The simpler form meliorate was used in M.E.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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amelioration

noun
the act of relieving ills and changing for the better 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Amelioration

A*mel`io*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. am['e]lioration.] The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. "Amelioration of human affairs." --J. S. Mill.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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