[awg-men-tuh-tiv] 
| 1. | serving to augment. |
| 2. | Grammar. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting increased size or intensity. In Spanish the augmentative suffix -ón is added to a word (as silla “chair”) to indicate increased size, as in sillón “armchair.” |
| 3. | Grammar. an augmentative element or formation. |
| aug·men·ta·tive (ôg-měn'tə-tĭv) adj.
An augmentative word. |
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