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Extension
/ɪkˈstenʃən/
An addition that makes something longer or bigger.
Synonyms:
expansion
addition
elongation
prolongation
enlargement
Antonyms:
reduction
decrease
contraction
lessening
Examples:
I got an
extension
on my homework.
Can we have an
extension
on the project deadline?
Etymology:
Late Middle English, from Latin
extensionem,
meaning
a stretching out,
from the verb
extendere.
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