auxesis

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Definition von auxesis im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A form of hyperbole in which the meaning of something is amplified

The growth of an organism without cell division

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

growth from increase in cell size without cell division

{i} growth of an organism which occurs due to an increase in cell size (Biology)

Silbentrennung

aux·e·sis

Etymologie

() From Ancient Greek αὐξάνειν (auxanein, “to grow”).