Polish

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Etymology

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Deverbal from rozciągać. First attested in 1599.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rozciąg m inan (related adjective rozciągowy)

  1. stretching (act of elongating an object by pulling)
  2. stretch (degree to which something has been elongated)
  3. (obsolete) stretch, expanse, extent
    Synonym: rozciągłość
  4. (Middle Polish) vault of heaven, firmament

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References

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  1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “rozciąg”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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