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intensifier

 noun
     
Related topics: Grammar
in‧ten‧si‧fi‧er [countable] technical
SLG a word, usually an adverb, that is used to emphasize an adjective, adverb, or verb, for example the word 'absolutely' in the phrase 'that's absolutely wonderful'
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