ampliatio

English

Examples (rhetoric)

Dead man walking.
(He's not dead yet.)

Etymology

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

Noun

ampliatio (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Using an epithet of something or someone for effect, when that epithet is not truly applicable.
  2. (Roman law) A deferred decision.

Synonyms

Hyponyms

Latin

Etymology

From ampliō (I extend, ennoble, adjourn) + -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

ampliātiō f (genitive ampliātiōnis); third declension

  1. The act of extending, enlarging.
  2. (law) A deferring of the decision of the judge.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ampliātiō ampliātiōnēs
Genitive ampliātiōnis ampliātiōnum
Dative ampliātiōnī ampliātiōnibus
Accusative ampliātiōnem ampliātiōnēs
Ablative ampliātiōne ampliātiōnibus
Vocative ampliātiō ampliātiōnēs

Descendants

  • Dutch: ampliatie
  • English: ampliatio
  • Portuguese: ampliação

References

  • ampliatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ampliatio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • ampliatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • ampliatio”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ampliatio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • ampliatio”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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