augmented adjective. [ɔ:g'mɛntɪd] E17.
[from AUGMENT noun, verb: see -ED², -ED¹.]
1. That has been augmented; increased. E17.

2. Music. Of an interval: greater by a semitone than the corresponding major or perfect interval. Of a chord: containing such an interval. Opp. DIMINISHED 2. E19.

3. Grammar. Having an augment. M19.

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