amelioration: Meaning and Definition of
a•mel•io•ra•tion
Pronunciation: (u-mēl"yu-rā'shun, u-mē'lē-u-), [key]
— n.
- an act or instance of ameliorating; the state of being ameliorated.
- something that ameliorates; an improvement.
- melioration (def. 1).
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