Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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melioration | Yes | No | No | No |
reformation | Yes | No | No | No |
melioration (noun) | reformation (noun) |
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the act of relieving ills and changing for the better | rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course |
the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning | improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs |
a condition superior to an earlier condition |