reëxtended
/ɹi.ɛksˈtɛndɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of reëxtend
Example Sentences
- "While immersed in these thoughts, my eyes fell upon her hand, — it was a small white hand, and I thought it seemed to move; I look more closely, and see that it stretches itself slowly out of the sleeve, spreads the fingers, and rests a little forward on the knee so that it hangs down, and it turns a little to one side, is gathered in and reëxtended again."
- "The certificate above referred to is found to be granted under section 6 of the act of Congress of July 5, 1884, which, by the act of May 5, 1892, was extended for ten years, and reëxtended for a further period of ten years by the recent act of April 29, 1902."
- "It is believed that there is now more interest in the subject of acquiring good land titles and that if this privilege were reëxtended it would now be taken advantage of by a large number of persons."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɹi.ɛksˈtɛndɪd/