expanse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪkˈspæns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ɪkˈspɛəns] (Canada, General-American) /æ/ raising
- /ɛkˈspæns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /əkˈspɛns/ (New-Zealand)
- /ɪkˈspæns/ (Australia)
- /ɪkˈspæns/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Latin expansum, from expandō.
Meanings
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A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.
That large room had always awed Ivor: even as a child he had never wanted to play in it, for all that it was so limitless, the parquet floor so vast and shiny and unencumbered, the windows so wide and light with the fairy expanse of Kensington Gardens.
1922, Michael Arlen, “1/1/3”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:
- An amount of spread or stretch.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| expanses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Translations (26)
bg шир (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · bg протежение (An amount of spread or stretch) · ru простор (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · fi lakeus (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · eo vastaĵo (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · sa ज्रयस् (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · lt platybės (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · se áhpi (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · sv vidd (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · mi tahua (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · ca extensió (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · fr étendue (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · el απλωσιά (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · be прасцяг (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · be абшар (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · fi laajuus (An amount of spread or stretch) · be прастор (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · pl bezkres (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · bg простор (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · fi aava (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · lt tyrai (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · da vidde (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · be прастора (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · es extensión (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · hi प्रसार (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky) · mi tāmoremore (A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky)