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expansion

ex·pan·sion

expansion

 
 
pronunciation:
ihk spaen shn
part of speech: noun
definition: When something is getting larger or when people are making something bigger, it is called expansion. Expansion is a process or action in which something gets bigger or is caused to be bigger.
The king's goal was the expansion of his kingdom.The expansion of the supermarket will take eight weeks.
similar words:
development, extension, growth, stretch