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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•mel•io•ra•tion (ə mēl′yə rā′shən, ə mē′lē ə-),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of ameliorating;
the state of being ameliorated. - something that ameliorates;
an improvement. - Linguisticsmelioration (def. 1).
- ameliorate + -ion 1790–1800
depreciation, pejoration. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: amelioration /əˌmiːljəˈreɪʃən/ n - the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
- something that ameliorates; an improvement
Also called: elevation (of the meaning of a word) a change from pejorative to neutral or positively pleasant. The word nice has achieved its modern meaning by amelioration from the earlier sense foolish, silly
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