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exsert
ext.
extant
extemporaneous
extempore
extemporize
extend
extendable bond
extendable note
extended
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extended school
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extensive

ex·ten·sive [ ik sténssiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. large in amount: great in amount or number
extensive water damage from the flooding

2. broad in scope: great in extent, range, or application
extensive research into the origins of language

3. vast: covering a large area
a hotel set in extensive grounds

4. agriculture using low technological input: relating to a farming practice in which a large area of land is cultivated using little labor and expense, resulting in a relatively small crop.
See also  intensive


[Early 17th century. Directly or via French< late Latin extensivus< Latin extens- (see extension)]

ex·ten·sive·ly adverb
ex·ten·sive·ness noun
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