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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1531
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Ampliatioun, -acioun, n. [e.m.E. amplyacion (1509), ampliation, F. ampliation, L. ampliātio.] = Amplificatioun,n. —1531 Bell. Boece I. 242 (for ampliatioun of thair empire); 1533 Livy I. 113 (in ampliacioun of the hous of Jupiter).
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