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expanse1660s, from Latin expansum, noun use of neuter of expansus, past participle of expandere "to spread out" (see expand).
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expanselarge area.
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expansesweep: a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" area: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; &a [..]
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expansewide continuous area of land.
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expansen. A continuous area or stretch.
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expanse(n) a wide scope(n) the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary(n) a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
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expanselang=en
1800s=1818
* '''1818''' — . ''''.
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