expanse
[ ik-spans ]
/ ɪkˈspæns /
noun
an uninterrupted space or area; a wide extent of anything: an expanse of water.
something that is spread out, especially over a relatively large area: that great expanse, the sky.
expansion; extension: the wide expanse of scientific knowledge.
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Origin of expanse
1660–70; < New Latin expānsum, noun use of neuter of Latin expānsus, past participle of expandere to expand
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expanse
/ (ɪkˈspæns) /
noun
an uninterrupted surface of something that spreads or extends, esp over a wide area; stretchan expanse of water
expansion or extension
Word Origin for expanse
C17: from New Latin expansum the heavens, from Latin expansus spread out, from expandere to expand
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Word Origin and History for expanse
expanse
1660s, from Latin expansum, noun use of neuter of expansus, past participle of expandere (see expand).
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