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AUGMENTATION
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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:
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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