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mag•ni•fi•ca•tion
Pronunciation: (mag"nu-fi-kā'shun), [key]—
n.
1. the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified.
2. the power to magnify. Cf.
power (def. 20a).
3. a magnified image, drawing, copy, etc.
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