Definition of auxeses Auxeses
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What does auxeses mean?
Wiktionary 
- auxeses (Noun)
Plural of auxesis.
Part of speech
π€- auxeses, noun, plural of auxesis.
WordNet
NounPlural: auxesises |
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| auxesis - growth from increase in cell size without cell division | ||
| ontogenesis, ontogeny, growing, maturation, growth, development (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state | ||
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Wiktionary
- auxesis (Noun)
Extreme hyperbole. - auxesis (Noun)
Arranging words or clauses in a sequence of increasing force. - auxesis (Noun)
Amplification in any form. - auxesis (Noun)
The growth of an organism without cell division.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- auxesis (n.)
A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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auxesis
awk-sΔβ²sis, n. gradual deepening in force of meaning: hyperbole. [Gr.]
Part of speech
π€- auxesis, noun, singular of auxeses.
