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en⋅large⋅ment

[en-lahrj-muhnt]
–noun
1. an act of enlarging; increase, expansion, or amplification.
2. anything, as a photograph, that is an enlarged form of something.
3. anything that enlarges something else; addition: The new wing formed a considerable enlargement to the building.

Origin:
1530–40; enlarge + -ment
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en·large·ment   (ěn-lärj'mənt)   
n.  
  1. An act of enlarging or the state of being enlarged.

  2. Something that enlarges; an addition.

  3. Something that has been enlarged, especially a photographic reproduction or a copy larger than the original print or negative.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: en·large·ment
Pronunciation: in-'lärj-m&nt
Function: noun
: an act or instance of enlarging : the state of beingenlarged <enlargement of the heart>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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