1. a meaning change in which a word is downgraded in meaning or status pejoration 2. the denotative and connotative meaning(s) o
f a word; that which the word symbolizes semantic meaning 3. word meaning changing from specific to general or extending to include a related concept amelioration 4. a meaning change from general to specific or broad to narrow specialization 5. improvement in the meaning or status of a word generalization
