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extended

ex·ten·ded

UK/ɪkˈstɛndɪd/ US/ɪkˈstɛndəd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

  • “a drawn-out argument”
  • “an extended discussion”
  • “a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law”
  • “a prolonged and bitter struggle”
  • “protracted negotiations”
2.

fully extended or stretched forth

  • “an extended telescope”
  • “his extended legs reached almost across the small room”
  • “refused to accept the extended hand”
3.

great in range or scope

  • “an extended vocabulary”
  • “surgeons with extended experience”
  • “extensive examples of picture writing”
  • “suffered extensive damage”
  • “a wide selection”
4.

drawn out or made longer spatially

  • “Picasso”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”
5.

beyond the literal or primary sense

  • “hot off the press”
  • “hot”
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6.

large in spatial extent or range

  • “an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England”
  • “extended farm lands”
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Phrases

  • extended amygdala
  • extended cab
  • extended definition
  • extended Euclidean algorithm
  • extended household
  • extended keyboard
  • extended periodic table
  • extended-order drill

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