melioration
NOUN
/,miljə'reɪʃən/
11 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
melioration is a valid 11-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3E1L1I1O1R1A1T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does melioration mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The act of relieving ills and changing for the better.
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2
A condition superior to an earlier condition.
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3
The linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning.
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