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noun
1.
an uninterrupted space or area; a wide extent of anything: an expanse of water.
2.
something that is spread out, especially over a relatively large area: that great expanse, the sky.
3.
expansion; extension: the wide expanse of scientific knowledge.
Origin:
1660–70; < Neo-Latin expānsum, noun use of neuter of Latin expānsus, past participle of expandere to expand
1660–70; < Neo-Latin expānsum, noun use of neuter of Latin expānsus, past participle of expandere to expand
Synonyms
1. sweep, reach, range, stretch.
1. sweep, reach, range, stretch.
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Word Origin & History
expanse
1660s, from L. expansum, neut. of expansus, pp. of expandere (see expand).
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