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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Amplification \Am`pli*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. amplificatio.]
1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions;
enlargement; extension.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Rhet.) The enlarging of a simple statement by
particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc.,
for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description,
or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject.
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Exaggeration is a species of amplification. --Brande
& C.
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I shall summarily, without any amplification at all,
show in what manner defects have been supplied.
--Sir J.
Davies.
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3. The matter by which a statement is amplified; as, the
subject was presented without amplifications.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amplification
n 1: addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying
detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense";
"an elaboration of the sketch followed" [syn:
{amplification}, {elaboration}]
2: the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current
expressed as the ratio of output to input [syn:
{amplification}, {gain}]
3: (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or
current
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