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   extensive

   /ɪkˈstɛnsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. covering or affecting a large area: "an extensive garden" Similar largelarge-scalesizeablesubstantialconsiderableamplegreathugevastimmenseboundlessimmeasurablespaciouscapaciouscommodiousvoluminousroomybroadexpansivesweepingOpposite small
   • ▪ large in amount or scale: "an extensive collection of silver" Similar comprehensivethoroughcompleteexhaustiveprofoundboundlessbroadwidevastwide-rangingall-inclusiveall-embracingall-encompassingsweepingwholesalecatholicuniversalacross the boardcross-disciplinaryinterdisciplinarymultidisciplinaryOpposite smalllimited
   • 2. (of agriculture) obtaining a relatively small crop from a large area with a minimum of capital and labour: "extensive farming techniques"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French extensif, -ive or late Latin extensivus, from extens- ‘stretched out’, from the verb extendere (see extend).

   Derivatives

   • 1. extensiveness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXTENSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     covering a large area; having or being a large amount:...

   • Extensive Problem Solving

     EXTENSIVE PROBLEM SOLVING definition: the process of a...

   • Extensive in Catalan

     EXTENSIVE translate: important, extens, nombrós. Learn more...

   • Traditional

     EXTENSIVE translate: 廣闊的，大面積的；覆蓋範圍廣的. Learn more in the...

   • Znaczenie Extensive, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     extensive definicja: 1. covering a large area; having a...

   • Extensive: German Translation

     EXTENSIVE translate: ausgedehnt. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Extensive: Thai Translation

     extensive translate: กว้างขวาง. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Extensive in Czech

     extensive - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...

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   Learn the meaning of extensive as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Extensive means having wide or considerable extent, or relating to farming with large areas of land.

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   Extensive definition: of great extent; wide, broad. See examples of EXTENSIVE used in a sentence.

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6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › extensiveextensive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXTENSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   When something is far-reaching or expansive it is extensive. When your friend knows every single place and time that his favorite band has played any given song, he has extensive knowledge of that band. Use the adjective extensive for something that goes on and on and on.