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单词 augmentative
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Definition of augmentative in English:

augmentative

adjective ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪvɔɡˈmɛn(t)ədɪv
Linguistics
  • (of an affix or derived word) reinforcing the idea of the original word, especially by meaning ‘a large one of its kind’, as with the Italian suffix -one in borrone ‘ravine’, compared with borro ‘ditch’.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'having a tendency to increase'): from Old French augmentatif, -ive or medieval Latin augmentativus, from the verb augmentare (see augment).

 
 

Definition of augmentative in US English:

augmentative

adjectiveôɡˈmen(t)ədivɔɡˈmɛn(t)ədɪv
Linguistics
  • (of an affix or derived word) reinforcing the idea of the original word, especially by meaning ‘a large —,’ as with the Italian suffix -one in borrone ‘ravine,’ compared with borro ‘ditch.’.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘having a tendency to increase’): from Old French augmentatif, -ive or medieval Latin augmentativus, from the verb augmentare (see augment).

 
 
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