auxesis

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} A [[rhetorical device]] whereby the [[subject]] [[matter]] is [[made]] [[great]]er, ''[[particularly]]''
2. {{lb|en|biology}} [[biological|Biological]] [[growth]], {{lb|en|now|_|usually|_|restricted|_|to}} [[expansion]] or [[growth]] of an [[organism]] [[apart]] from [[that]] [[due to]] [[cellular]] [[division]].
3. {{lb|en|chemistry}} The condition of being [[auxetic]]

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