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Melioration

nounid 87627·updated May 18, 2026
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the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
ameliorationimprovement
plural
Meliorations
possessive
Melioration's
pluralpossessive
Meliorations'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
§2
the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
§3
a condition superior to an earlier condition

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