Amelioration Meaning
/əˌmiːliəˈɹeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of making better.
nounAn improvement.
Sentence Examples
I hope that everything will bring about the amelioration of the world and mankind.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the school's facilities led to higher student satisfaction.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There has been some ____ in the patient's condition after the treatment.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English amelioracioun, from Middle French amelioracion and probably partly ameliorate + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The tumult was over, and all things returned to their old place; and the abuse remained without remedy, and the wrong without redress. Ah! if the doctrine of amelioration be true, what a mighty debt does the future owe to the past!"
— 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 262:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the school's facilities led to higher student satisfaction.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There has been some ____ in the patient's condition after the treatment.