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aprimoration

Syllables: aprim·o·ra·tionUK/əˌpɹɪməˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

aprimoration noun: the rise (of something) to a better state; elevation, improvement, refinement.

Noun

aprimoration (countable and uncountable, plural aprimorations)

  1. (non-native speakers' English) The rise (of something) to a better state; elevation, improvement, refinement.
    • The company must see the benefits brought for^([sic – meaning by]) the compromised employees^([sic – meaning employees committed]) to the productive world, [such] as the aprimoration of the products and services, the reduction of wastefulness for^([sic – meaning through]) the improvement of the...2003 April, Fabrício Belli Custodio, Treinamento corporativo aplicado à comunicação móvel [Corporate training applied to mobile communication] (MBA in Business Management and Strategy dissertation)...
    • The stable union like the marriage, it belongs the main center of cultivation of relationships that aim at moral aprimoration, to the man. It is important the analysis of the rights of the convivens for the moral attendance in reason of its relevance, the true requirement of the stable union that...2003 December 18, Hendges, A. N. G., “Requisitos Essenciais para a Caracterização da União Estável [Essential Requirements for the Characterization of a Civil Union]”, in Revista de Ciências...
    Synonyms:
    sublimation

Synonyms of aprimoration

Forms of aprimoration

pluralaprimorations

Origin of aprimoration

Borrowed from Portuguese aprimorar + English -ation, as a mistranslation by Portuguese speakers. Equivalent to aprimorate + -ion. The earliest known use of the English word was is in a 2003 Brazilian dissertation (see the quotation), although it has likely been re-formed independently on multiple occasions.

Questions about aprimoration

What does aprimoration mean?
Aprimoration means the rise (of something) to a better state; elevation, improvement, refinement.
What part of speech is aprimoration?
Aprimoration is a noun.
How do you pronounce aprimoration?
Aprimoration is pronounced /əˌpɹɪməˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
What is the plural of aprimoration?
The plural of aprimoration is aprimorations.

Words near aprimoration in the dictionary

  1. AprilTags
  2. aprimorate
  3. aprimorated
  4. aprimorates
  5. aprimorating
  6. aprimoration
  7. aprimorations
  8. aprindine
  9. aprinocarsen
  10. apriori
  11. aprioricity

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