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noun
The act or process of augmenting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An addition or extra, something that is added to something else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: Scots law
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noun
the act of augmenting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: increase, step-up
noun
the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: diminution
Broader terms: statement
noun
the amount by which something increases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: increase
History
From Middle English augmentation, augmentacion, augmentacioun, from Old French augmentacion, from Latin augmentātiō, verbal noun from augmentō (“increase”, verb).
Across languages
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