extent

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Anglo-Norman extente, from Old French estente (“valuation of land, stretch of land”), from extendre (“extend”), from Latin extendere (See extend.)

Pronunciation [edit]

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Noun [edit]

extent (plural extents)

  1. A range of values or locations.
  2. The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
    The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words.
  3. (computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.

Translations [edit]

range of values or locations
space, area, volume to which something extends
(computing) individual area of storage
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Verb [edit]

extent

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of extō
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