expansive

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪkˈspænsɪv/
• Rhymes: -ɪv

Adjective

expansive (comparative more expansive, superlative most expansive)

1. Comprehensive in scope or extent.

   an expansive research work

2. Talkative and sociable.
3. Able to be expanded. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
4. (mathematics) Exhibiting expansivity.

Translations

Comprehensive in scope or extent

• Bulgarian: обширен (bg) (obširen), просторен (bg) (prostoren)
• Dutch: omvattend (nl)

• Latin: lātus (la)
• Sanskrit: पृथु (sa) (pṛthú)
• Serbo-Croatian: opširan (sh) m

Able to be expanded

• Bulgarian: разширяем (razširjaem)

• Serbo-Croatian: proširiv (sh) m

(mathematics)

• Italian: espansivo (it) m

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French

Adjective

expansive

1. feminine singular of expansif

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Latin

Adjective

expānsīve

1. vocative masculine singular of expānsīvus