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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Enlargement \En*large"ment\, n.
     1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent;
        the state of being increased; augmentation; further
        extension; expansion.
  
     2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers of the mind;
        ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an
        enlargement of views, of knowledge, of affection.
  
     3. A setting at large, or being set at large; release from
        confinement, servitude, or distress; liberty.
  
              Give enlargement to the swain.        --Shak.
  
     4. Diffusiveness of speech or writing; expatiation; a wide
        range of discourse or argument.
  
              An enlargement upon the vices and corruptions that
              were got into the army.               --Clarendon.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  enlargement
       n 1: the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or
            quantity or scope [syn: {expansion}] [ant: {contraction}]
       2: a discussion that provides additional information [syn: {expansion},
           {elaboration}]
       3: a photographic print that has been enlarged [syn: {blowup},
          {magnification}]

From eng-fra [engfra]:

  enlargement
  	[inlɑːdʒmənt]
  	accroissement
  
  

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