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Augmentative
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<p>An augmentative (<a href="/facts/List_of_glossing_abbreviations/6IN8Pt68">abbreviated</a> AUG) is a <a href="/facts/Morphology_(linguistics)/fWkzsYE8">morphological</a> form of a word which expresses greater intensity, often in size but also in other attributes. It is the opposite of a <a href="/facts/Diminutive/29BW2gfw">diminutive</a>. </p><p>Overaugmenting something often makes it grotesque and so in some languages, augmentatives are used primarily for comical effect or as <a href="/facts/Pejorative/UId8vPsx">pejoratives</a>. </p><p>Many languages have augmentatives for <a href="/facts/Noun/SsnDNfkX">nouns</a>, and some have augmentatives for <a href="/facts/Verb/zp42buvn">verbs</a>. </p>