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- pronunciation:
- ihm
pruv
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- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of improving or the condition of being improved.
The teacher noticed an improvement in his handwriting.- synonyms:
- enhancement
- similar words:
- correction, gain, recuperation, reform
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| definition 2: |
a change that makes something better than it was.
Cutting your hair was an improvement.- synonyms:
- advance, enhancement
- antonyms:
- deterioration
- similar words:
- correction, gain, progress, reform
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| related words: |
advantage, cultivation, development, elevation, mend, more |
The word improvement
contains the following part:
-ment
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act, process, or instance of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ment
attaches to Latin verb roots (e.g., doc, reg, sed) or to English verbs of Latin origin to form nouns.
Example words:
adjustment, advertisement, agreement, announcement, armament, arrangement, commandment, compartment, complement, compliment, department, document, employment, entertainment, fragment, government, improvement, investment, judgment, measurement, movement, regiment, sediment, sentiment
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