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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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)

The Dickensian Rambler will well remember this hotel as the scene of Mr. Pickwick’s “romantic adventure with a middle-aged lady in yellow curl-papers,” related in extenso in the same chapter as above. 

From Rambles in Dickens' Land by Allbut, Robert

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 How, Frederick Douglas

The story in extenso was this: the Rev. Dr. James Wilmot, of Barton-on-the-Heath, Warwickshire, met and became enamoured of the sister of Count Poniatowski, subsequently King of Poland.

From Claimants to Royalty by Ingram, John M.