ampliation

noun

am·​pli·​a·​tion

ˌamplēˈāshən

plural -s

1

archaic : enlargement, amplification

2

[Latin ampliation-, ampliatio] : a postponement of the decision of a cause in civil law

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Late Latin ampliation-, ampliatio, from Latin, postponement of the decision of a cause, from ampliatus (past participle of ampliare to enlarge, postpone the decision of) + -ion-, -io -ion

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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