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extended
adjective ex·tend·ed \-ˈsten-dəd\
: longer than usual or typical : unusually long
: going beyond the usual, original, or basic version of something
Full Definition of EXTENDED
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: drawn out in length especially of time <an extended visit>
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: having spatial magnitude : being larger than a point <an extended source of light>
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: extensive 1 <made available extended information — Ruth G. Strickland>
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: derivative 1, secondary 2a <an extended sense of a word>
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of a typeface : having a wider face than that of a standard typeface
— ex·tend·ed·ly adverb
— ex·tend·ed·ness noun
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First Known Use of EXTENDED
15th century
Related to EXTENDED
- Synonyms
- figurative, figural, metaphoric (or metaphorical), tropical, tropological
- Antonyms
- nonfigurative, nonmetaphorical
Rhymes with EXTENDED
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