aprimoration
/əˌpɹɪməˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The rise (of something) to a better state; elevation, improvement, refinement.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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 work techniques, the magnifying^([sic – meaning magnification]) or transformation of work programs, the economy of costs for^([sic – meaning by]) the elimination of errors in the execution of the work and the best conditions of adaptation to the progress of the technology."
- "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, like accur in the marriage, to bias the execution of the other duties for the companions."
- "The conceptual framework I used for the study is that of serious and casual leisure. Given the ethos of boxing, that^([sic – meaning which]) revolves around relentless acquisition of new skills and aprimoration of the body, built on relentless discipline and almost exclusive devotion to the sport, the acquisition of new skills in order to participate/engage in higher levels of the sport is paramount."
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˌpɹɪməˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
- British English: /əˌpɹɪməˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/