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AMELIORATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of relieving ills and changing for the better

Synonyms:

amelioration; betterment; melioration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("amelioration" is a kind of...):

improvement (the act of improving something)

Derivation:

ameliorate (get better)

ameliorate (to make better)

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