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AUGMENTATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of augmenting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("augmentation" is a kind of...):

increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)

Derivation:

augment (enlarge or increase)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("augmentation" is a kind of...):

statement ((music) the presentation of a musical theme)

Antonym:

diminution (the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original))

Sense 3

Meaning:

The amount by which something increases

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("augmentation" is a kind of...):

increase (a change resulting in an increase)

Derivation:

augment (enlarge or increase)

augment (grow or intensify)

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