melioration (n)

n13470193

type n
lex_filenum 22
def the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
Outgoing links
Hypernym drift
Derivationally related form melioration → meliorate
Incoming links
Hyponym drift
Derivationally related form meliorate → melioration

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