A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Amplificatioun, -atione, n. [e.m.E. amplification (1546), L. amplificātio.] Enlargement. —1558-66 Knox II. 75 (the amplificatioun and fortifeing thairof). 1581 Burne Disput. 120 (the farder amplificatione of his kingdome).
