Dictionary Check: melioration
"melioration" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
16
points
Definition
noun
the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
noun
a condition superior to an earlier condition
Example:
"the new school represents a great improvement"
noun
the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
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