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wide-o⋅pen

  [wahyd-oh-puhn]
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–adjective
1. opened to the full extent: a wide-open window.
2. lacking laws or strict enforcement of laws concerning liquor, vice, gambling, etc.: a wide-open town.
Origin:
1850–55
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wide-o·pen   (wīd'ō'pən)
adj.  

  1. Completely open: a wide-open door.

  2. Being without laws or law enforcement: a wide-open frontier town.

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