| NOUN | time | extension | a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt |
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| act | extension | act of expanding in scope | |
| communication | extension, propagation | the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions | |
| act | extension, extension service, university extension | an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities / universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students | |
| act | extension | act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb | |
| communication | extension, filename extension, file name extension | a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters | |
| cognition | extension, reference, denotation | the most direct or specific meaning / meaning of a word or expression | |
| attribute | extension | the ability to raise the working leg high in the air | |
| attribute | extension, lengthiness, prolongation | amount or degree or range to which something extends | |
| artifact | extension, telephone extension, extension phone | an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line | |
| artifact | extension, elongation | an addition to the length of something | |
| artifact | extension, annex, annexe, wing | an addition that extends a main building |
| Sounds | ihksteh'nshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt. | |
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| Example | "they applied for an extension of the loan" | |
| Broader | delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait | Time during which some action is awaited |
| Spanish | prórroga | |
| Catalan | pròrroga | |
| Meaning | Act of expanding in scope; making more widely available. | |
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| Example | "extension of the program to all in need" | |
| Narrower | spread, spreading | Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time |
| stretch | extension to or beyond the ordinary limit / limit | |
| Broader | expansion, enlargement | The act of increasing / increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope |
| Spanish | extensión | |
| Catalan | extensió | |
| Verbs | extend | extend in scope or range or area |
| Meaning | The spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions. | |
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| Synonym | propagation | |
| Broader | dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading | The opening of a subject / subject to widespread discussion and debate |
| Spanish | propagación | |
| Catalan | propagació | |
| Meaning | An educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities / universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students. | |
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| Synonyms | extension service, university extension | |
| Parts | extension course | A course offered as part of an extension service |
| Broader | education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity | The activities of educating / educating or instructing |
| Spanish | extensión universitaria | |
| Meaning | Act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb. | |
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| Narrower | hyperextension | Greater than normal extension |
| Broader | stretching | Act of expanding by lengthening or widening |
| Opposite | flexion, flexure | Act of bending a joint |
| Catalan | extensió | |
| Verbs | extend | extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body |
| Meaning | A string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | filename extension, file name extension | |
| Part of | filename, file name, computer filename, computer file name | (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files |
| Broader | string | A linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases) |
| Spanish | extensión | |
| Meaning | The most direct or specific meaning / meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to. | |
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| Example | "the extension of 'satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" | |
| Synonyms | reference, denotation | |
| Broader | meaning, substance | The idea that is intended |
| Spanish | denotación, extensión, referencia | |
| Catalan | denotació, extensió, referència | |
| Adjectives | extensional | defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies |
| Meaning | The ability to raise the working leg high in the air. | |
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| Examples |
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| Broader | dance | An artistic form of nonverbal communication |
| property | A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class | |
| Meaning | Amount or degree or range to which something extends. | |
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| Example | "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" | |
| Synonyms | lengthiness, prolongation | |
| Narrower | coextension | Equality of extension or duration |
| Broader | longness | The property of being of long spatial extent |
| Spanish | extensión, largo, longitud, prolongación | |
| Catalan | extensió, llargada, llargària | |
| Meaning | An additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line. | |
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| Synonyms | telephone extension, extension phone | |
| Broader | telephone, phone, telephone set | electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds |
| Spanish | extensión, extensión telefónica, supletorio, teléfono supletorio | |
| Catalan | extensió, extensió telefònica, supletori, telèfon supletori | |
| Meaning | An addition to the length of something. | |
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| Synonym | elongation | |
| Broader | addition, add-on, improver | A component that is added to something to improve it |
| Spanish | alargamiento, extensión | |
| Catalan | allargament, extensió | |
| Meaning | An addition that extends a main building. | |
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| Synonyms | annex, annexe, wing | |
| Part of | building, edifice | A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place |
| Narrower | ell | An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building |
| Broader | addition, add-on, improver | A component that is added to something to improve it |
| Spanish | ala, anexo, pabellón | |
| Catalan | ala | |
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