augmentation vs shortening

augmentation

noun
  • The act or process of augmenting. 

  • A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation. 

  • A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton. 

  • The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue. 

  • A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values. 

  • An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors. 

shortening

noun
  • Fat that is solid at room temperature, such as margarine or lard (not usually used of butter), used to make shortcrust pastry. 

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