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Auxesis
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole.
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole.