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French
Etymology
From Latin melior (whence French meilleur) + -atif, on the model of péjoratif.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mélioratif (feminine méliorative, masculine plural mélioratifs, feminine plural mélioratives)
- meliorative (serving to improve)
- (linguistics, of the use of a word or term) approving, favorable
- Antonyms: péjoratif, dépréciatif
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