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Augmentation : (noun)
1: the amount by which something increases
2: the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration
(usually twice the length of the original) [ant: diminution]
3: the act of augmenting
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Augmentation : \Aug`men*ta"tion\, n. [LL. augmentatio: cf. F.
augmentation.]
1. The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by
addition, expansion, or dilation; increase.
2. The state of being augmented; enlargement.
3. The thing added by way of enlargement.
4. (Her.) A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a
mark of honor. --Cussans.
5. (Med.) The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on
increasing. --Dunglison.
6. (Mus.) In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the
subject in tones of twice the original length.
Augmentation court (Eng. Hist.), a court erected by Stat.
27 Hen. VIII., to augment the revenues of the crown by the
suppression of monasteries. It was long ago dissolved.
--Encyc. Brit.
Syn: Increase; enlargement; growth; extension; accession;
addition.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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AUGMENTATION, old English law. The name of a court erected by Henry VIII.,
which was invested with the power of determining suits and controversies
relating to monasteries and abbey lands.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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