melioration

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmiːlɪəˈreɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mēl′yə rā′shən, mē′lē ə-)


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mel•io•ra•tion  (mēl′yə rā′shən, mē′lē ə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Linguistics[Historical Ling.]semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning. Cf. pejoration (def. 2).
  2. amelioration.
  • Late Latin meliōrātiōn- (stem of meliōrātiō), equivalent. to meliōrāt(us) (see meliorate) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1620–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
melioration / ˌmiːlɪəˈreɪʃən/
  1. the act or an instance of improving or the state of being improved
'melioration' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
amelioration - pejoration

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