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amelioration

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a⋅mel⋅io⋅ra⋅tion

  [uh-meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, uh-mee-lee-uh-]
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–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)   
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of ameliorating.

  2. The state of being ameliorated; improvement.

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Word Origin & History

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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