melioration

[ meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, mee-lee-uh- ]

/ ˌmil yəˈreɪ ʃən, ˌmi li ə- /

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noun

Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning.Compare pejoration (def. 2).

amelioration.

Origin of melioration

1620–30; <Late Latin meliōrātiōn- (stem of meliōrātiō), equivalent to meliōrāt(us) (see meliorate) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby melioration

melilot, Melinda, melinite, melioidosis, meliorate, melioration, meliorism, meliority, melisma, Melissa, Melitene

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Example sentences from the Web for melioration

It is no less an evidence that their condition was in a state of melioration.
Dissertation on Slavery|St. George Tucker.
Every circumstance conspired to this melioration of the art in Florence as well as in other places.
The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 1 (of 6)|Luigi Antonio Lanzi
All is quiet in Holland and Belgium; and all is awaiting the melioration which time and wisdom must bring.
Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848|Various
On that day ministers communicated their plans for the melioration of Irish suffering.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

The principle of the one, in short, was melioration; of the other, conservation.
Constitutional History of England, volume 3 of 3|Henry Hallam

British Dictionary definitions for melioration

melioration

/ (ˌmiːlɪəˈreɪʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of improving or the state of being improved

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单词	melioration
释义	melioration [ meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, mee-lee-uh- ] / ˌmil yəˈreɪ ʃən, ˌmi li ə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR melioration ON THESAURUS.COM noun Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning.Compare pejoration (def. 2). amelioration. Origin of melioration 1620–30; <Late Latin meliōrātiōn- (stem of meliōrātiō), equivalent to meliōrāt(us) (see meliorate) + -iōn--ion Words nearby melioration melilot, Melinda, melinite, melioidosis, meliorate, melioration, meliorism, meliority, melisma, Melissa, Melitene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for melioration It is no less an evidence that their condition was in a state of melioration. Dissertation on Slavery\|St. George Tucker. Every circumstance conspired to this melioration of the art in Florence as well as in other places. The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 1 (of 6)\|Luigi Antonio Lanzi All is quiet in Holland and Belgium; and all is awaiting the melioration which time and wisdom must bring. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848\|Various On that day ministers communicated their plans for the melioration of Irish suffering. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.\|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan The principle of the one, in short, was melioration; of the other, conservation. Constitutional History of England, volume 3 of 3\|Henry Hallam British Dictionary definitions for melioration melioration / (ˌmiːlɪəˈreɪʃən) / noun the act or an instance of improving or the state of being improved Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to melioration amendment, cultivation, correction, reclamation, regeneration, growth, furtherance, enhancement, rally, upgrade, recovery, advancement, increase, civilization, amelioration, progress, revision, development, elevation, rise
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melioration

noun

Origin of melioration

Words nearby melioration

Example sentences from the Web for melioration

British Dictionary definitions for melioration

noun

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