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Auxesis

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(n.) A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Auxesis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/auxesis.html. 1828.
 
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