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==References == | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The act of making profitable use or applicaton of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) Increase; growth; progress; advance. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:09, 13 October 2021
Improvement [1]
(1): ( n.) The act of making profitable use or applicaton of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
(2): ( n.) A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
(3): ( n.) The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc.
(4): ( n.) Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
(5): ( n.) The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old.
(6): ( n.) Increase; growth; progress; advance.
