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Extent

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Noun

1. extent

the point or degree to which something extends

Example Sentences:
'the extent of the damage'
'the full extent of the law'
'to a certain extent she was right'

2. extent

the distance or area or volume over which something extends

Example Sentences:
'the vast extent of the desert'
'an orchard of considerable extent'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Extent

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noun
1. 
the range over which something extends; scope
the extent of the damage
2. 
an area or volume
a vast extent of concrete
3. US law
a writ authorizing a person to whom a debt is due to assume temporary possession of his or her debtor's lands
4. logic another word for extension (sense 11)

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Extent

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noun
1. 
the space, amount, or degree to which a thing extends; size; length; breadth
2. 
range or limits of anything; scope; coverage
3. 
an extended space; vast area
an extent of woodland
4.  English; Obsolete
a. 
a writ directing the seizure of a debtor's property to compel payment of the debt
b. 
a valuation of property, as one made in connection with such a writ

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Extent

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n.
1.
a. The range, magnitude, or distance over which a thing extends: landowners unaware of the extent of their own holdings.
b. The degree to which a thing extends: prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
2. An extensive space or area: an extent of desert.
3. Law
a. In Great Britain, a writ allowing a creditor to seize a debtor's property temporarily.
b. The seizure in execution of such a writ.
4. Archaic An assessment or valuation, as of land in Britain, especially for taxation.

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