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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extense

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tense
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

extent; expanse

Obsolete

adj

Outreaching; expansive; extended, superficially or otherwise.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extensus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

extenses (plural) more extense (comparative) most extense (superlative)

Questions

What does extense mean?
extent; expanse
Where does extense come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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