amelioration

Noun
Synonyms: meliorationbetterment

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the act of relieving ills and changing for the betterSynonyms: meliorationbetterment
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]
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