Hypertext Webster Gateway: "enlargement"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Enlargement \En*large"ment\, n.
1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent;
the state of being increased; augmentation; further
extension; expansion.
2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers of the mind;
ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an
enlargement of views, of knowledge, of affection.
3. A setting at large, or being set at large; release from
confinement, servitude, or distress; liberty.
Give enlargement to the swain. --Shak.
4. Diffusiveness of speech or writing; expatiation; a wide
range of discourse or argument.
An enlargement upon the vices and corruptions that
were got into the army. --Clarendon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
enlargement
n 1: the act of increasing in size or volume or quantity or scope
[syn: {expansion}]
2: an interpretation that provides additional information [syn:
{expansion}, {elaboration}]
3: a photographic print that has been enlarged [syn: {magnification}]
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