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Noun: augmentation  `og-men'tey-shun
  1. The amount by which something increases
     
  2. The statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
     
  3. The act of augmenting

Derived forms: augmentations

See also: augment

Type of: increase, statement, step-up

Antonym: diminution

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