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ex⋅pan⋅sion⋅ar⋅y

[ik-span-shuh-ner-ee]
–adjective
tending toward expansion: an expansionary economy.

Origin:
1935–40; expansion + -ary
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ex·pan·sion·ar·y   (ĭk-spān'shə-něr'ē)   
adj.  Tending toward or causing expansion: the empire's expansionary policies in Asia.
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