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Webster 1913 Edition
Amplification
Amˊpli-fi-ca′tion
,Noun.
[L.
amplificatio
.] 1.
The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.
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.
Exaggeration is a species of
amplification
. Brande & C.
I shall summarily, without any
amplification
at all, show in what manner defects have been supplied. Sir J. Davies.
3.
The matter by which a statement is amplified;
as, the subject was presented without
. amplifications
Webster 1828 Edition
Amplification
AMPLIFICA'TION
,Noun.
1.
Enlargement; extension.2.
In rhetoric, diffusive description or discussion; exaggerated representation; copious argument, intended to present the subject in every view or in the strongest light; diffuse narrative, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject; a description given in more words than are necessary, or an illustration by various examples and proofs.