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augmentations

/ɔɡmənˈteɪʃənz/ /ɑɡmənˈteɪʃənz/

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noun

Augmentations, accroissements

The act or process of augmenting.

Examples :

"The museum used digital augmentations to bring dinosaur skeletons to life on visitors' phones. "

Le musée a utilisé des augmentations numériques pour donner vie aux squelettes de dinosaures sur les téléphones des visiteurs.

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Une marque d'honneur particulière

A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.

Examples :

"The knight's bravery in battle earned him augmentations to his family crest, showcasing the golden lion awarded by the king. "

La bravoure du chevalier au combat lui a valu des marques d'honneur sur ses armoiries familiales, mettant en valeur le lion d'or décerné par le roi.

royal family heraldry tradition history achievement

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Augmentation, agrandissement

A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.

Examples :

"She was researching different types of breast augmentations after considering the procedure for several years. "

Elle recherchait différents types d'augmentations mammaires après avoir envisagé l'intervention pendant plusieurs années.

medicine body appearance

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Aggravation, augmentation

The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.

Examples :

"During the augmentations of her flu, Sarah felt increasingly weak and struggled to focus on her schoolwork. "

Pendant l'aggravation de sa grippe, Sarah s'est sentie de plus en plus faible et a eu du mal à se concentrer sur ses devoirs.

disease medicine

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Augmentations

A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.

Examples :

"The student's initial melody was simple, but its augmentations, with each note held twice as long, created a dramatic and powerful effect. "

La mélodie initiale de l'élève était simple, mais ses augmentations, chaque note étant tenue deux fois plus longtemps, ont créé un effet dramatique et puissant.

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Augmentation, majoration

An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.

Examples :

"After a successful legal action in the Court of Teinds, the minister received significant augmentations to his stipend, improving his financial security. "

Après une action en justice réussie devant la Cour des dîmes, le ministre a reçu des majorations importantes de son traitement, améliorant ainsi sa sécurité financière.

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