ampliatio

English
Examples (rhetoric)

Dead man walking.
(He's not dead yet.)

Etymology

From Latin ampliātiō (“extending; a deferring of the decision of a judge”).

Noun

ampliatio (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Using an epithet of something or someone when that epithet is not applicable.
  2. (Roman law) A deferred decision.

Synonyms

Hyponyms

Latin

Etymology

From ampliō (“I extend, ennoble, adjourn”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

ampliātiō f (genitive ampliātiōnis); third declension

  1. The act of extending, enlarging.
  2. (law) A deferring of the decision of the judge.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ampliātiō ampliātiōnēs
Genitive ampliātiōnis ampliātiōnum
Dative ampliātiōnī ampliātiōnibus
Accusative ampliātiōnem ampliātiōnēs
Ablative ampliātiōne ampliātiōnibus
Vocative ampliātiō ampliātiōnēs

Descendants

References
  • ampliatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ampliatio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • ampliatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • ampliatio in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ampliatio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • ampliatio in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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