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Definitions for augmentative
ɔgˈmɛn tə tɪvaug·men·ta·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. augmentativeadjective

    increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree

    "`up' is an augmentative word in `hurry up'"

  2. augmentative, enhanciveadjective

    intensifying by augmentation and enhancement

Wiktionary

  1. augmentativenoun

    Expressing large size, intensity, or seniority, e.g. Italian -issimo or -one

  2. augmentativeadjective

    Growing, enlarging, increasing.

Wikipedia

  1. Augmentative

    An augmentative (abbreviated AUG) is a morphological form of a word which expresses greater intensity, often in size but also in other attributes. It is the opposite of a diminutive. Overaugmenting something often makes it grotesque and so in some languages, augmentatives are used primarily for comical effect or as pejoratives. Many languages have augmentatives for nouns, and some have augmentatives for verbs.

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  1. augmentative

    Augmentative refers to anything that enhances, increases, enlarges, or intensifies in size, degree, amount or strength. It often applies to a form, expression, or mode used to intensify or emphasize in linguistics.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Augmentativeadjective

    having the quality or power of augmenting; expressing augmentation

  2. Augmentativenoun

    a word which expresses with augmented force the idea or the properties of the term from which it is derived; as, dullard, one very dull. Opposed to diminutive

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. augmentatif.]

Wikidata

  1. Augmentative

    An augmentative is a morphological form of a word which expresses greater intensity, often in size, but also in other attributes. It is the opposite of a diminutive. Since overaugmenting something often makes it grotesque, in some languages augmentatives are used primarily for comical effect or as pejoratives. Many languages have augmentatives for nouns; some have augmentatives for verbs.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of augmentative in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of augmentative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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Translations for augmentative

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  • Augmentativ, AugmentativumGerman
  • αυξητικόςGreek
  • aumentativoSpanish
  • augmentatiivi, kasvavaFinnish
  • augmentatifFrench
  • वृद्धि करनेवालाHindi
  • accrescitivoItalian
  • augmentativumLatin
  • augmentatīvsLatvian
  • zgrubienie, powiększającyPolish
  • aumentativoPortuguese
  • măritor, augmentativ, augmentativăRomanian
  • аугментатив, увеличивающийся, увеличительный суффиксRussian
  • uvećanica, а̀угментатӣв, увећаница, àugmentatīvSerbo-Croatian
  • بڑھانے والاUrdu

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