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in extenso

American  
[in eks-ten-soh, in ik-sten-soh] / ɪn ɛksˈtɛn soʊ, ɪn ɪkˈstɛn soʊ /

adverb

Latin.
  1. at full length.


in extenso British  
/ ɪn ɪkˈstɛnsəʊ /

adverb

  1. at full length

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The impression of ordinariness is reinforced by his chatty letters to Knightley, which are cited in extenso.

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My circumscribed power in communicating will not allow me to argue the question in extenso, or as I would like to.

From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by C. G. (Carl Gustaf) Helleberg

The succeeding papers will deal with the subject in extenso; here can only be briefly indicated the scope and purpose of the majority.

From Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women by Various

There are some sermons given almost in extenso, and to these it is only possible to refer briefly.

From Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How by Frederick Douglas How

Nor do I feel called upon to incur the expense of reproducing in extenso the evidence on which the Commissioners based their recommendations.

From Remarks on the practice and policy of lending Bodleian printed books and manuscripts by Henry W. Chandler

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