"meliority" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin melioritas, from melior. See meliorate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|melioritas}} Latin melioritas Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} meliority (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) The state or quality of being better; melioration. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
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