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extended

adjective
ex·​tend·​ed | \ ik-ˈsten-dəd How to pronounce extended (audio) \

Definition of extended

1 : drawn out in length especially of time an extended visit
2a : fully stretched out an extended battle line
b of a horse's gait : performed with a greatly lengthened stride but without a break — compare collected
c : intensive extended efforts
3 : having spatial magnitude : being larger than a point an extended source of light
4 : extensive sense 1 made available extended information— Ruth G. Strickland
5 : derivative sense 1, secondary sense 2a an extended sense of a word
6 of a typeface : having a wider face than that of a standard typeface
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Other Words from extended

extendedly adverb
extendedness noun

Examples of extended in a Sentence

the word “snake” in its extended sense refers to a contemptible or treacherous person an extended portion of the valley is now devoted to the growing of grapes for wine

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 The Juventus captain tore his anterior cruciate ligament in training during Juventus' preparations for their Serie A fixture against Napoli at the weekend - an injury that tends to rule out players for an extended period. — SI.com, "Juventus Captain Giorgio Chiellini Set for Surgery on Knee Injury This Week," 2 Sep. 2019 The central tower houses molten salts that can store the energy of that light for extended periods of time. — Shweta Narayan, Smithsonian, "How Engineers of New Energy Technology Are Taking Cues From Nature," 31 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of extended

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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extended

adjective
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English Language Learners Definition of extended

: longer than usual or typical : unusually long
: going beyond the usual, original, or basic version of something

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