What does melioration mean?
Definitions for melioration
me·lio·ra·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
amelioration, melioration, bettermentnoun
the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
improvement, meliorationnoun
a condition superior to an earlier condition
"the new school represents a great improvement"
meliorationnoun
the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
Wiktionary
meliorationnoun
An improvement, betterment or amelioration
meliorationnoun
The process in which a term gains a more positive connotation over time
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Meliorationnoun
Improvement; act of bettering.
Etymology: melioration, Fr. from meliorate.
For the melioration of musick there is yet much left, in this point of exquisite consorts, to try. Francis Bacon.
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melioration
Melioration refers to the act or process of improving, making better or enhancing something. It can also refer to the state of being improved or made better. The term is often used in various fields such as psychology, economics, and linguistics.
Webster Dictionary
Meliorationnoun
the act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement
Etymology: [L. melioratio.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of melioration in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of melioration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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