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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Expanse \Ex*panse"\, v. t. To expand. [Obs.] That lies expansed unto the eyes of all --Sir. T. Browne. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Expanse \Ex*panse"\, n. [From L. expansus p. p. of expandere. See {Expand}.] That which is expanded or spread out a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky. ``The green expanse.'' --Savage. Lights . . . high in the expanse of heaven. --Milton. The smooth expanse of crystal lakes. --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: expanse n 1: a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" [syn: {sweep}] 2: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" [syn: {area}, {surface area}] 3: a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky [syn: {extent}]
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