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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Aux*e"sis\, n. [NL., Gr. ? increase, fr. ?, ?, to increase.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole.
| Pronunciation: | og'zeesis | ||
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| Definition: | [n] growth from increase in cell size without cell division | ||
| See Also: | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny | ||
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| Definition: | \Aux*e"sis\, n. [NL., Gr. ? increase, fr. ?, ?, to increase.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole. | ||
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