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augmentative
adjective
- augmenting or capable of augmenting
- Gram. increasing the force of an idea expressed by a word or denoting increased size, intensity, etc.
noun
an augmentative affix, word, etc. (Ex.: per- in perdurable, up in eatup)
See augmentative in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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