Avxesis, when we vse a greater word for a lesse, or thus, when the word is greater then the thing is in deede.
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Auxesis
Synonyms for "auxesis" (8 found)
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Auxesis, augmentation, increase.
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Botanists do still distinguish between auxesis or growth by expansion, and merisis or growth by cell-multiplication.
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