Meaning of MAGNIFICATION

Pronunciation:			`magnufu'keyshun
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  the act of expanding something in apparent size [n]  a photographic print that has been enlarged [n]  making to seem more important than it really is [n]  the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
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	Synonyms:		enlargement, exaggeration, overstatement
	Antonyms:		understatement
	See Also:		deceit, deception, enlargement, expansion, exposure, misrepresentation, photo, photograph, pic, ratio
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Mag`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration. [R.]
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