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noun

amplification

CEFR C1

addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

In a sentence

Six example sentences with amplification, each labelled with its topic.

  • The judge asked for amplification of the third paragraph, since the brief asserted the deadline without explaining where it came from.

    Law

  • The second draft grew by twenty pages of amplification, giving the minor sister a childhood the opening version merely implied.

    Literature

  • The lecturer offered amplification of the argument with three worked cases, since the bare premise convinced nobody in the seminar.

    Philosophy

  • The board asked for amplification of the risk section, since one line on supply chains did not explain the delay.

    Business

  • Reporters pressed for amplification of the pledge, and the minister finally added dates and a budget figure.

    Politics

  • Reviewers requested amplification of the methods section, wanting the exact temperature and the brand of the reagent.

    Science

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