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expanse(dictionary)

expanse(1) (iou)



expanse noun. M17.
[mod. Latin expansum firmament, use as noun of neut. of Latin expansus pa. pple of expandere EXPAND.]
An area of or of something presenting a wide unbroken surface; (arch.) the firmament. M17.
R. L. Stevenson The bay was perfectnot a ripple..upon its blue expanse. M. Spark They were crossing the Meadows, a gusty expanse of common land.
The distance to which something expands or is expanded. M19.