increment
/ˈɪŋkɹɪmn̩t/ noun C1- The action of increasing or becoming greater.
- The amount of increase.
- An amplification without strict climax, as in the following passage: "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, […] think on these things."
- The amount of time added to a player's clock after each move.
- A syllable in excess of the number of the nominative singular or the second-person singular present indicative.
Plural increments
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