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expanse
The definition of an expanse is the distance to which something can grow or expand, or a vast open surface.
(noun)- When a bird can open its wings very wide, this is an example of when the bird has a wide expanse.
- When you look out over the vast surface of the Atlantic Ocean, this is an example of when you look out over the ocean's expanse.
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See expanse in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a large, open area or unbroken surface; wide extent; great breadth
- expansion
Origin: ME expans < L expansum, neut. pp. of expandere: see expand
See expanse in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky.
- a. Expansion.b. The distance or amount of expansion.
Origin:
Origin: Latin expānsum
Origin: , from
Origin: neuter past participle of expandere, to spread out; see expand
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