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Generalization |
word takes on broader meanings
e.g. holiday (used to mean "holy day") |
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Specialization |
AKA narrowing
e.g. meat (used to mean food in general) |
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Amelioration |
word meaning improves
e.g. miraculous |
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Pejoration |
word meaning worsens
e.g. vulgar |
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Euphemisms |
Aren't pejoration or amelioration; although often undergo pejoration
e.g. "toilet" used to just mean a lady's powder room where she had her vanity; now has negative connotation/imagery |
