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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXTENT', a. Extended.
EXTENT', n. [L. extentus. It is frequently accented on the first syllable.]
1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, compass; bulk; size; as a great extent of country, or of body.
2. Length; as an extent of line.
3. Communication; distribution.
The extent of equal justice.
4. In law, a writ of execution or extendi facias, commanding a sheriff to value the lands of a debtor; or extent is the act of the sheriff or commissioner in making the valuation.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the point or degree to which something extends; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right"
2: the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estente, extente land valuation, from extendre, estendre to survey, evaluate, literally, to extend Date: 14th century 1. archaic valuation (as of land) in Great Britain especially for taxation 2. a. seizure (as of land) in execution of a writ of extent in Great Britain; also the condition of being so seized b. a writ giving to a creditor temporary possession of his debtor's property 3. a. the range over which something extends ; scope <the extent of her jurisdiction> b. the point, degree, or limit to which something extends <using talents to the greatest extent> c. the amount of space or surface that something occupies or the distance over which it extends ; magnitude <the extent of the forest>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the space over which a thing extends. 2 the width or limits of application; scope (to a great extent; to the full extent of their power). Etymology: ME f. AF extente f. med.L extenta past part. of L extendere: see EXTEND

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Extent Ex*tent", a. [L. extentus, p. p. of extendere. See Extend.] Extended. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Extent Ex*tent", n. [L. extentus, fr. extendere. See Extend.] 1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of country or of line; extent of information or of charity. Life in its large extent is scare a span. --Cotton. 2. Degree; measure; proportion. ``The extent to which we can make ourselves what we wish to be.'' --Lubbock. 3. (Eng. Law) (a) A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment. (b) A process of execution by which the lands and goods of a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you are talking about how great, important, or serious a difficulty or situation is, you can refer to the extent of it. The government itself has little information on the extent of industrial pollution... The full extent of the losses was disclosed yesterday. N-SING: with supp, usu the N of n 2. The extent of something is its length, area, or size. Their commitment was only to maintain the extent of forests, not their biodiversity. N-SING: with supp, usu the N of n 3. You use expressions such as to a large extent, to some extent, or to a certain extent in order to indicate that something is partly true, but not entirely true. It was and, to a large extent, still is a good show... To some extent this was the truth... PHRASE: PHR with cl [vagueness] 4. You use expressions such as to what extent, to that extent, or to the extent that when you are discussing how true a statement is, or in what ways it is true. It's still not clear to what extent this criticism is originating from within the ruling party... To that extent they helped bring about their own destruction... PHRASE [vagueness] 5. You use expressions such as to the extent of, to the extent that, or to such an extent that in order to emphasize that a situation has reached a difficult, dangerous, or surprising stage. He said he didn't like the president, but not to the extent of wanting to kill him... PHRASE [emphasis]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Expansion, expanse, amplitude. 2. Bulk, size, magnitude, volume. 3. Length, reach, stretch, compass.

Moby Thesaurus

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