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agrandissement — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • enlargement noun The act of making something bigger, or the resulting increase in size.
  • magnification noun The act or process of making something look bigger, or the amount by which it is enlarged.

Senses

agrandissement is used for these senses in English:

  • aggrandizement The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
  • enlargement An act or instance of making something larger.
  • magnification The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.

enlargement — full definition

  1. noun The act of making something bigger, or the resulting increase in size.
  2. noun An enlarged photograph or print.

magnification — full definition

  1. noun The act or process of making something look bigger, or the amount by which it is enlarged.
  2. noun Making something seem more important or serious than it really is.

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