noun
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a preparing or being prepared; preparation.
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a correction of faults or evils, as in government or society; social or political improvement; reform; reformation.
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an improvement in character and conduct; reformation.
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a change or changes so made or brought forth.
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movement aimed at removing political or social abuses.
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a particular method of doing something, gen. involving a number of steps or operations (as in producing and preserving food items).