1. Noun
The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase.
2. Noun
The state of being augmented; enlargement.
3. Noun
The thing added by way of enlargement.
4. Noun
A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honor.
5. Noun
The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing.
6. Noun
In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length.
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