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augmented

British  
/ ɔːɡˈmɛntɪd /

adjective

  1. music (of an interval) increased or expanded from the state of being perfect or major by the raising of the higher note or the dropping of the lower note by one semitone Compare diminished

    C to G is a perfect fifth, but C to G sharp is an augmented fifth

  2. music

    1. denoting a chord based upon an augmented triad

      an augmented seventh chord

    2. denoting a triad consisting of the root plus a major third and an augmented fifth

    3. (postpositive) (esp in jazz) denoting a chord having as its root the note specified

      D augmented

  3. having been increased, esp in number

    an augmented orchestra
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Today, Cosm is using its experience in display tech software to bring live sports and visually augmented movie presentations to LED screens, which have largely taken over from projector systems.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Virtual and augmented reality will also be a key part of live entertainment, Bechtel says, allowing individual audience members to experience different versions of the same show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Texas and Missouri were among the first states to try the augmented tool.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

When deployed with adequate clinical oversight, human verification, and risk-based governance structures, AI can be trusted as an augmented intelligence tool supporting clinician decision-making.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

And always there are the returns, augmented now by the huge volume of items that have been tossed on the floor or carried fecklessly to inappropriate sites.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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