"upliftment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upliftments [plural]
Etymology: uplift + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|uplift|ment}} uplift + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} upliftment (countable and uncountable, plural upliftments)
  1. Lifting up; elevation or promotion. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-upliftment-en-noun-FByni184 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment

Inflected forms

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