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US /ˌʌnɪkˈstɛndɪd/ UK /ˌʌnɪkˈstendɪd/
Freq #761023

Meanings

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  2. 2

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Synonyms
1 adj · lacking spatial extension;... nonspatialdimensionless
2 adj · not stretched, lengthened,... unchangedunlengthened
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Related forms extendextension

Etymology

Formed from un- + extended. The philosophical sense negates Latin-derived extension as occupancy of spatial dimensions, not merely the everyday act of lengthening.

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