Auxesis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Auxesis \Aux*e"sis\, n. [NL., Gr. ? increase, fr. ?, ?, to
     increase.] (Rhet.)
     A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the
     proper word; amplification; hyperbole.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  auxesis
       n : growth from increase in cell size without cell division