Widespread vs Extended - What's the difference?
widespread | extended |
Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.
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*:It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.
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longer in length or extension; elongated
stretched out or pulled out; expanded
lasting longer; protracted
having a large scope or range; extensive
(of a typeface) wider than usual
As adjectives the difference between widespread and extended
is that widespread is affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused while extended is longer in length or extension; elongated.As a verb extended is
past tense of extend.widespread
English
Adjective
Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic
