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English noun: extent

1. extent (state) the point or degree to which something extends


SamplesThe extent of the damage.
The full extent of the law.
To a certain extent she was right.


Broader (hypernym)degree, level, point, stage

2. extent (attribute) the distance or area or volume over which something extends


SamplesThe vast extent of the desert.
An orchard of considerable extent.


Broader (hypernym)magnitude


Narrower (hyponym)ambit, area, bound, boundary, compass, coverage, deepness, depth, expanse, frontage, length, limit, orbit, range, reach, scope, surface area









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