ampliatio

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noun

The use of an epithet for effect, when that epithet is not truly applicable to the referent.

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adjournment
OriginLatin ampliātiō →
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Meanings

nounampliatio (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableThe use of an epithet for effect, when that epithet is not truly applicable to the referent.
  2. RomanuncountablelawA deferred decision.

Synonyms & antonyms

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adjournment
Narrower
prolepsis

Origin

  1. Latinampliātiō“extending; a deferring of the decision of a judge”
  2. Englishampliatio

From Latin ampliātiō (“extending; a deferring of the decision of a judge”). Doublet of ampliation.

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APA

ampliatio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampliatio

MLA

“ampliatio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampliatio. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ampliatio,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampliatio.

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