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amelioration |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amelioration \A*mel`io*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. am['e]lioration.] The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. ``Amelioration of human affairs.'' --J. S. Mill. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: amelioration n : the act of relieving ills and changing for the better [syn: {melioration}, {betterment}]
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