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The act of improving; advancement or growth; a betteringcountableuncountable
- November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God I look upon your city as […] the best place of improvement.
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The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.countableuncountable
- good improvement of his reason.
- I shall make some improvement of this doctrine.
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The state of being improved; betterment; advancecountableuncountable
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Something which is improvedcountableuncountable
- the new edition is an improvement on the old.
- The decade has seen vast improvements in techniques.
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Increase; growth; progress; advance.countableuncountable
- Those vices which more particularly receive improvement by prosperity.
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Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.countablein-pluraluncountable
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A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.countableuncountable
syn. improval · amelioration
ant. worsening · deterioration · disimprovement