Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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reformation | Yes | No | No | No |
melioration | Yes | No | No | No |
reformation (noun) | melioration (noun) |
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rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course | the act of relieving ills and changing for the better |
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 | the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning |
a condition superior to an earlier condition |