augmentation
nom C1En français : augmentie
- The act or process of augmenting.
- An addition or extra, something that is added to something else.
- A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
- A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
- The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
- A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
- An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
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Dans la bibliothèque
The very same day the occupants of the apartments on the fifth floor of the house, now become the property of Dantès, were duly informed by the notary who had arranged the necessary transfer of deeds, etc., that the new landlord gave them their choice of any of the rooms in the house, without the least augmentation of rent, upon condition of their giving instant possession of the two small chambers they at present inhabited.
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