augmentation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.4 References 2 French 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French augmentacion, from Latin augmentatio, verbal noun from augmentare (“‘to increase’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[edit] Noun

augmentation (plural augmentations)

1. The act or process of augmenting.
2. (heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
3. (medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
4. (medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.

[edit] Related terms

• augmentative
• augmented
• auxiliary

[edit] References

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

augmentation f

1. increase