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Amplification

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(1):

(n.) The matter by which a statement is amplified; as, the subject was presented without amplifications.

(2):

(n.) The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.

(3):

(n.) The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Amplification'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/amplification.html. 1828.
 
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