n. 1 enlargement; growth; increase. 2 Mus. the lengthening of the time-values of notes in melodic parts.
[ ME f. F f. LL augmentatio -onis f. augmentare (as AUGMENT) ]
n. 1 enlargement; growth; increase. 2 Mus. the lengthening of the time-values of notes in melodic parts.
[ ME f. F f. LL augmentatio -onis f. augmentare (as AUGMENT) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012