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  1. extension
    [ikˈsten(t)SH(ə)n, ekˈsten(t)SH(ə)n]
    noun
    extension (noun)
    extensions (plural noun)
    extension cable (noun)
    extension cables (plural noun)
    extension lead (noun)
    extension leads (plural noun)
    extension cord (noun)
    extension cords (plural noun)
    1. a part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it; a continuation:
      "the railroad's southern extension"
      • a length of electric cord that permits the use of an appliance at some distance from a fixed socket.
        • an extra telephone on the same line as the main one:
          "you can listen on the extension in the bedroom"
          • the action of moving a limb from a bent to a straight position:
            "seizures with sudden rigid extension of the limbs"
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            noun
            ikˈsten(t)SH(ə)n
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            Origin
            late Middle English: from late Latin extensio(n-), from extendere ‘stretch out’ (see extend).
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