augments

noun

Meaning

(grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e- (a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.
(grammar) In some Bantu languages, an additional vowel prepended to the noun prefix.
An increase.
To increase; to make larger or supplement.
To grow; to increase; to become greater.
To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
(grammar) To add an augment to.

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