extensiveness

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ex·ten·sive

(ĭk-stĕn′sĭv)

adj.

1. Large in extent, range, or amount.

2. Of or relating to agricultural production that requires large areas of land but minimizes the input of labor or materials.

ex·ten′sive·ly adv.

ex·ten′sive·ness n.

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Noun

extensiveness - large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness; "the might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness"; "the very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it"

largeness

magnitude - relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"

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