expanse

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a wide scope
  2. noun the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
  3. noun a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

Etymology

From Latin expansum, from expandō.

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Synonyms

sweep

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