melioration
pronunciation
How to pronounce melioration in British English:
UK [ˌmi:ljə'reɪʃən]
How to pronounce melioration in American English:
US [ˌmiljə'reɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
- a condition superior to an earlier condition
- the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning