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ex·tent

extent

 
 
pronunciation:
ihk stent
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part of speech: noun
definition: The extent of something is how far it reaches or how much it covers.
Everyone was amazed by the extent of David's knowledge on the subject of insects.Mr. Wells didn't want to go to the doctor, so he didn't know the extent of his illness.This map shows the extent of the journey made by the explorers.
synonyms:
degree, magnitude, range
similar words:
amount, area, depth, dimension, measure, size, span, spread, stretch
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