auxesis.
A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is made greater, particularly
Meaning & usage
A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is made greater, particularly Overstatement, hyperbole.
A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is made greater, particularly Arrangement of a series in ascending order.
Biological growth, (now usually restricted to) expansion or growth of an organism apart from that due to cellular division.
The condition of being auxetic
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek αὔξησις (aúxēsis, “growth”), from αὐξάνω (auxánō, “to grow”).
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