augmentative
/ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv
/adjective 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).
- national
- national anthem
- National Assembly
- National Assistance
- National Assistance Board
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- National Audit Office
- national bank
- National Capital Territory of Delhi
- national character
- national characteristic
- national church
- National City
- national committee
- national committeeman
- national committeewoman
- national convention
- national curriculum
- national debt
- National Defence Contribution
- National Defense Contribution
- national epic
- national football
- National Football League
- national forest