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ex·panse  audio  (k-spns) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky.
    1. Expansion.
    2. The distance or amount of expansion.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin expnsum, from neuter past participle of expandere, to spread out ; see expand


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