Meaning of AMELIORATION
| Pronunciation: | | u`meelyu'reyshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] the act of relieving ills and changing for the better |
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| | Synonyms: | | betterment, melioration |
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| | See Also: | | improvement | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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