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noun
An improvement or amelioration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncommon, uncountable
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noun
An improvement to a property that adds to its value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: amelioration, melioration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: improvement
noun
a change for the better; progress in development
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: improvement, advance
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Broader terms: transformation, transmutation, shift
Narrower terms: revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification, refinement, elaboration, adjustment, accommodation, fitting, conservation, preservation, recovery
noun
an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: improvement, melioration
History
Etymology tree English better Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English betterment From better + -ment.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
