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expansure

expansure noun: expanse.

Noun

expansure (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Expanse.
    • Now loue in night, and night in loue exhorts / Courtſhip and dances: all your parts employ: / And ſute nights rich expanſure with your ioy, […]1598, George Chapman, “Fifth Sestyad”, in Christopher Marlo[w]e, George Chapman, Hero and Leander: […], London: […] A[ugustine] M[atthews] for Richard Hawkins: […], published 1629, →OCLC

Questions about expansure

What does expansure mean?
Expansure means expanse.
What part of speech is expansure?
Expansure is a noun.

Words near expansure in the dictionary

  1. expansivities
  2. expansivity
  3. expansometer
  4. expansometers
  5. expansum
  6. expansure
  7. expartner
  8. expartners
  9. expat
  10. expatiate
  11. expatiated

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