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AMELIORATION

\ɐmˌiːli͡əɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɐmˌiːli‍əɹˈe‍ɪʃən], \ɐ_m_ˌiː_l_iə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of AMELIORATION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

An ameliorating; improvement.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. Act of ameliorating, or state of being ameliorated; improvement.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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