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auxesis

American  
[awg-zee-sis, awk-see-] / ɔgˈzi sɪs, ɔkˈsi- /

noun

Biology.

  1. growth, especially that resulting from an increase in cell size.

auxesis British  
/ ɔːɡˈziːsɪs, ɔːkˈsiː- /

noun

  1. growth in animal or plant tissues resulting from an increase in cell size without cell division

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Etymology

Origin of auxesis

1570–80; < Greek: increase, equivalent to auxē- verbid stem of aúxein to increase + -sis -sis

Example Sentences

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Figures of auxesis and repetition—often pulling together words or themes from earlier in the speech—commonly proliferate in the peroration, and many orators will crank it up a little in the direction of the grand style.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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