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augmentative (iou)



augmentative adjective & noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French augmentatif, -ive or medieval Latin augmentativus, from augmentat-: see AUGMENTATION, -IVE.]
A. adjective.
Having the property of increasing or adding to; Logic. = AMPLIATIVE. LME.
Grammar. Of an affix or derivative: intensive; esp. indicating something large of its kind (opp. diminutive). M17.
b. noun. Grammar. An augmentative formative or word. L17.