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ex·tent (ek stent′, ik-)
noun
- the space, amount, or degree to which a thing extends; size; length; breadth
- range or limits of anything; scope; coverage
- an extended space; vast area an extent of woodland
- Eng. Law, Historical
- a writ directing the seizure of a debtor's property to compel payment of the debt
- a valuation of property, as one made in connection with such a writ
Etymology: ME extente < Anglo-Fr < OFr estente < estendre < L extendere
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Alternate definitions:
extent
n.
Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Preposition: of
- contamination: A map should be published showing the possible extent of contamination and blight to housing.
Preposition: that
- parity: Extent that parity private insurance are insurance companies that endeavor is information.
Converse of object
- permit: Candidate Record Sheets... to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Adjective modifier
- lesser: The same is true of fast food, of alcohol to a lesser extent.
Converse of subject
- strike: Beecham praised this citizen model and was struck by the extent of support for it, across sectors and across political parties.
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