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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Enlargement; amplification. archaic, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
2. 2
   A postponement of the decision of a cause for further consideration or reargument. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

additionadjunctamplificationcrescendodeploymentdispersion

Etymology

From Latin ampliatio. Compare French ampliation. Doublet of ampliatio.

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