| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The act of increasing in dimensions, scope, or inclusiveness: enlargement, expansion, spread. See INCREASE. 2. A part added to a main structure: annex, arm, wing. See PART. 3. The act of making something longer or the condition of being made longer: elongation, prolongation, protraction. See LONG. 4. An area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has influence or power: ambit, compass, extent, orbit, purview, range, reach, realm, scope, sphere, sweep, swing. See TERRITORY.
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