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extension

noun
  1. act of expanding in scope
  2. act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
  3. an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
    extension serviceuniversity extension
  4. an addition that extends a main building
    wingannexeannex
  5. an addition to the length of something
    elongation
  6. an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
    telephone extensionextension phone
  7. amount or degree or range to which something extends
    “the wire has an extension of 50 feet”
    prolongationlengthiness
  8. the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
    “The dancers were praised for their uncanny extension.”
  9. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
    referencedenotation
  10. the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
    propagation
  11. a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters
    filename extension
  12. a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
    “they applied for an extension of the loan”