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enhancement
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun enhancement has 1 sense
- enhancement(n = noun.act) sweetening - an improvement that makes something more agreeable; Array is a kind of improvement
Derived form verb enhance2
CIDE DICTIONARY
enhancement, n.
The act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation; as, the enhancement of value, price, enjoyments, crime. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
enhancement
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