Definitions for amelioration

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amelioration a·mel·io·ra·tion

Spelling: [uh-meel-yuh-rey-shuh n, uh<

IPA: /əˌmil yəˈreɪ ʃən, əˈmi li ə-/

Amelioration is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 1251 anagrams from letters in amelioration (aaeiilmnoort).

Definitions for amelioration

noun

1. an act or instance of ameliorating or making better; the state of being ameliorated or made better:
2. something that ameliorates; an improvement.
3. melioration (def 1).

Origin of amelioration

First recorded in 1790-1800; ameliorate + -ion

Examples for amelioration

The process of things upon this earth has been one of amelioration.

The destiny of organized nature is amelioration, and who can tell its limits?

We would be only too grateful for any amelioration of our legal disabilities.

Various plans have been considered for the amelioration of this state of affairs.

They reveal the cultivation and amelioration of domestic life.

A change of dynasty brought with it no amelioration of manners.

And mastery is his, that comes of the amelioration of the land and the education of the tree.

Colonization as a panacea for the amelioration of the Negro race is impracticable.

They accordingly proposed the following means of amelioration.

Of course, there were many impediments to the amelioration of law by this agency.