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Definition of: improvement
(im·pr
v′mənt) noun
1. The act or process of improving; betterment; amelioration.
2. Something that is better than (something previous): Diesel power is an improvement over steam.
3. A beneficial change or addition; an advance.
4. U.S. A tract of land developed by cultivation, buildings, enclosures, etc.
5. plural U.S. The enclosures, buildings, clearings, etc., produced on a piece of land. See synonyms under INCREASE, PROFIT, PROGRESS.
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