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melioristic

mel·io·rism
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meel-yuh-riz-uh m, mee-lee-uh-]
    • /ˈmil yəˌrɪz əm, ˈmi li ə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meel-yuh-riz-uh m, mee-lee-uh-]
    • /ˈmil yəˌrɪz əm, ˈmi li ə-/

Definition of melioristic word

  • noun melioristic the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort. 1

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Origin of melioristic

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; < Latin melior better + -ism

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Parts of speech for Melioristic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

melioristic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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