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Meaning of extended

1. (adj.sat.) great in range or scope; "an extended vocabulary"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "extensive examples of picture writing"; "suffered extensive damage"; "a wide selection"

2. (adj.sat.) large in spatial extent or range; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"

3. (adj.sat.) beyond the literal or primary sense; "`hot off the press'' shows an extended sense of `hot''"

4. (adj) fully extended or stretched forth; "an extended telescope"; "his extended legs reached almost across the small room"; "refused to accept the extended hand"

5. (adj.sat.) drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso''s elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"

6. (adj.sat.) relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"

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