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melioration
[meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, mee-lee-uh-] 
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melioration
[meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, mee-lee-uh-]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | improvement |
| Synonyms: | advance, advancement, amelioration, amendment, augmentation, betterment, change, civilization, correction, cultivation, development, elevation, enhancement, enrichment, furtherance, gain, growth, increase, preferment, progress, progression, promotion, rally, reclamation, recovery, rectification, reformation, regeneration, renovation, revision, rise, upbeat, upgrade, upswing |
| Main Entry: | betterment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | improvement |
| Synonyms: | advancement, amelioration, mastery, melioration, progress, prosperity, upgrading |
| Antonyms: | deterioration, impairment, unhealthiness, worsening |
| Main Entry: | amelioration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | improvement |
| Synonyms: | advance, advancement, betterment, enrichment, melioration, progress, refinement, reform, revision, upgrade |
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| Main Entry: | betterment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
all the better for, aright, better, better advised, better for, better off, corrigible, emendatory, improvable, improved, improving, progressive, reformatory, remedial, reparatory
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