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expanse
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expanse
(noun)
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expanse
/ɪk
ˈ
spæns/
noun
plural
expanses
expanse
/ɪk
ˈ
spæns/
noun
plural
expanses
Learner's definition of EXPANSE
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count
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:
a large and usually flat open space or area
The explorer gazed across the vast Arctic
expanse
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usually +
of
the vast/broad
expanse of
the ocean
an
expanse of
desert
great
expanses of
pavement
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