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- pronunciation:
- ihk
stent
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the area or amount to which something extends; reach or range.
This map shows the extent of the journey made by Lewis and Clark.The extent of his knowledge is amazing.- synonyms:
- breadth, degree, magnitude, range, reach, scope
- similar words:
- amount, area, bulk, depth, dimension, measure, size, span, spread, stretch
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definition 2: |
the limit of something's reach.
I'm sorry, but that is the extent of what I know about the accident.- synonyms:
- limit
- similar words:
- all, boundary, degree, dimension
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related words: |
deal, length, limit |
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The word extent
contains the following part:
tend, tent, tens
Latin
root
that means stretch
Example words:
attend, attendance, attention, contend, extend, extent, intend, intent, intention, tendency, tendon, tense, tension, tent
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