augmentation
/ˌɑɡmɛntˈeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
Countable; Uncountable
noun Also in General
In general English, augmentation is an increase, enlargement, or addition that makes something greater.
Example Sentences
- "A small tablet is fixt near the Altar, upon wᶜʰ the friends of yᵉ defunct lay their offerings in mony according to their own ability and the quality of the person deceased. This custom proves a very happy augmentation to some of the very poor vicars, and is often the best part of their maintenance."
Etymology
From Middle English augmentation, augmentacion, augmentacioun, from Old French augmentacion, from Latin augmentātiō, verbal noun from augmentō (“increase”, verb).