expanse
[ ik-spans ]
/ ɪkˈspæns /
noun
an uninterrupted space or area; a wide extent of anything: an expanse of water.
something that is spread out, especially over a relatively large area: that great expanse, the sky.
expansion; extension: the wide expanse of scientific knowledge.
Origin of expanse
1660–70; < New Latin
expānsum, noun use of neuter of Latin
expānsus, past participle of
expandere to
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British Dictionary definitions for expanse
expanse
/ (ɪkˈspæns) /
noun
an uninterrupted surface of something that spreads or extends, esp over a wide area; stretch
an expanse of water
expansion or extension
Word Origin for expanse
C17: from New Latin
expansum the heavens, from Latin
expansus spread out, from
expandere to
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