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(adj) extensive
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England; extended farm lands; surgeons with extended experience; they suffered extensive damage
(adj) elongated, lengthened, prolonged
drawn out or made longer spatially
Picasso's elongated Don Quixote; lengthened skirts are fashionable this year; the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes; a prolonged black line across the page
(adj) drawn-out, lengthy, protracted, prolonged
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
a drawn-out argument; an extended discussion; a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law; a prolonged and bitter struggle; protracted negotiations