Augmentative

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  • adjective. Having the ability or tendency to augment.
  • adjective. Indicating great size, intensity, or power, as the prefix super– does in supermarket.
  • noun. An augmentative word or affix.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the quality or power of augmenting.
  • In grammar, expressing augmentation or increase in the force of the idea conveyed: applied both to words and to affixes which effect this.
  • noun. A word formed to express increased intensity of the idea conveyed by it, or an affix which serves this purpose.
  • noun. Also augmentive.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Having the quality or power of augmenting; expressing augmentation.
  • noun. A word which expresses with augmented force the idea or the properties of the term from which it is derived. Opposed to diminutive.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Growing, enlarging, increasing.
  • noun. Expressing large size, intensity, or seniority, e.g. Italian -issimo or -one
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree
  • adjective. intensifying by augmentation and enhancement
  • Word Usage
    "The term augmentative refers to the process of augmenting existing speech abilities, while the term alternative refers to the process of providing a substitute for speech [25]."
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