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Define the following term：elevation
【正确答案】：

ELEVATION OR AMELIORATION REFERS TO THE PROCESS BY WHICH WORDS RISE FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO POSITIONS OF IMPORTANCE.

【题目解析】：词义的升格（或改良）指词语从一开始的卑微的（低的）地位提升到重要地位的过程。