improvement

Definition

The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman emprouwement. By surface analysis, improve + -ment.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all our faculties."
• "Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets."

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