extent
Meaning
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- A range of values or locations.
- The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
- A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
- The valuation of property.
- A writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor, for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown.
Synonyms
largeness
piece of ground
piece of land
to that degree
great length
territorial dominion
reach degree
parcel of land
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ex‧tent
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪkˈstɛnt/
Etymology
From Middle English extente, from Anglo-Norman extente and Old French estente (“valuation of land, stretch of land”), from estendre, extendre (“extend”) (or from Latin extentus), from Latin extendere (See extend.)
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