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enlargement

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
enlargement /ɪnˈlɑɚʤmənt/ noun
plural enlargements
enlargement
/ɪnˈlɑɚʤmənt/
noun
plural enlargements
Learner's definition of ENLARGEMENT
: the act of making something larger or of becoming larger放大;扩大;增大
[noncount]
[count]
[count] : a larger copy of a photograph放大后的照片
BNC: 12305 COCA: 13723

enlargement

noun

en·​large·​ment in-ˈlärj-mənt How to pronounce enlargement (audio)
en-
1
: an act or instance of enlarging : the state of being enlarged
2
: a photographic print larger than the negative that is made by projecting the negative image through a lens onto a photographic printing surface

Example Sentences

Symptoms include enlargement of the lymph nodes. The plans call for an enlargement of the company's offices.
Recent Examples on the Web In its request, the university also asked for a water and sewer line infrastructure assessment, the repair and enlargement of its storm water lines and a new water filtration system. Phil Mccausland, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2022 In return, Russia would effectively allow unencumbered NATO enlargement. Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2022 Sustainability as a concept in the tech sphere has gone through berserk levels of honing, enlargement, modernization and improvement. Dharmesh Acharya, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Sanchez said the war in Ukraine has prompted the EU to rethink its enlargement policies and open its doors to countries in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans. Konstantin Testorides, ajc, 31 July 2022 Likewise, Bechdel see-sawed between instincts toward enlargement and erasure. Sarah Blackwood, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 Stoltenberg would have been so certain in their rhetoric about the enlargement. Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, conducted in part to deter NATO expansion, has instead prompted a striking enlargement of the bloc. Amy Cheng, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 This reality is likely to make future EU enlargement a much stricter affair. Cristian Gherasim, CNN, 17 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of enlargement was in 1540
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