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self-im·prove·ment
/
ˈsɛlf
ɪmˈpruv
mənt, ˌsɛlf-
/
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[
self
-im-
proov
-m
uh
nt, self-
]
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noun
improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.
Origin:
1735–45
Related forms
self-im·prov·a·ble,
adjective
self-im·prov·er,
noun
self-im·prov·ing,
adjective
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self-improvement
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n
the improvement of one's status, position, education, etc, by one's own efforts
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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self-improvement
1748, from self + improvement (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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