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Noun: amelioration  u`meel-(ee-)yu'rey-shun
  1. The act of relieving ills and changing for the better
    - melioration, betterment

Derived forms: ameliorations

See also: ameliorate

Type of: improvement

Encyclopedia: Amelioration

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